Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway F7A 347C (ex-ATSF 306C, née-ATSF 39C) and along with F3B 347B (ex-ATSF 307B, née-ATSF 35A) were borrowed from the California State Railroad Museum by the Santa Fe in 1988, restored into the classic Warbonnet paint scheme for use in a promotional film, and then returned to CSRM for display. These two F-units are still not operable, but perhaps one day they might be mechanically restored as well. The pair is seen in the old Central Pacific/Southern Pacific shops near the museum, awaiting a bit of TLC before once again being on display in the museum itself. Personally, I’d like to see them restored, in this class paint scheme, to their original numbers: 39C and 35A.
On an adjacent track is Southern Pacific Bucyrus-Erie derrick SPMW 7070, painted in SP Daylght colors.
Photos of North America's favorite First Generation locomotives. EMD, ALCO, Baldwin; essentially anything that represents the OG wide cab diesel locomotive
From the vineyards of Napa Valley to the canyons of the Coastal Range to famed theme parks like Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, California's tourist railroads and museums offers a wide variety of experiences for the rail enthusiast.
