Model Railroading > Photo Request: ATSF "Kodachrome" Snoots

I'm looking for photos, especially top views of the cab, of Santa Fe "SPSF" painted SD40-2 Snoots. Otherwise known as "Kodachrome" paint. Santa Fe engine numbers 5022, 5023 and 5026.

Any photos will be greatly appreciated!
--Steve Schmollinger

5022:
Color fireman's side roster shot: Santa Fe: The Final Years 1980-1996 v.1 p.69.
http://www.locophotos.com/~locophot/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=106062
http://www.locophotos.com/~locophot/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=107124
http://www.flyerguide.net/images/d1/6/4/1/9641.1332985927.jpg
http://atsf.railfan.net/sfkodcrm/kjpgs/db5022.jpg
http://www.trainpix.com/ATSF/EMDORIG/SD40-2/5022B.HTM
http://www.trainpix.com/ATSF/EMDORIG/SD40-2/5022C.HTM
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf5022cwa.jpg

5023:
Color engineer's side roster shot: The Santa Fe Diesel v.2 p.121.
B&W engineer's side roster shot: SPSF Motive Power - 1986 p.90.
http://www.flyerguide.net/images/d1/3/1/8/8318.1224938871.jpg

5026:
B&W engineer's side telephoto overhead action shot: Santa Fe Trails v.1 p.87.
B&W fireman's side telephoto glint action shot: Santa Fe Trails v.2 p.98.
http://atsf.railfan.net/sfkodcrm/kjpgs/sf5026a.jpg
http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0303/atsf5026.jpg
http://www.trainpix.com/ATSF/EMDORIG/SD40-2/5026.HTM
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf5026ars.jpg

Evan,

You're a good man! Thanx so much for the help. Some images I'd already seen, but some not--and that one of 5026 in the ATSF Photo Archive is a real gem; hadn't found that one. Shows some good roof detail. Super!

--Stee

schmo Wrote:
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> Evan,
>
> You're a good man! Thanx so much for the help.
> Some images I'd already seen, but some not--and
> that one of 5026 in the ATSF Photo Archive is a
> real gem; hadn't found that one. Shows some good
> roof detail. Super!
>
> --Stee


If you need a rooftop photo of an ATSF Snoot SD40-2, the following is a good detail photo of the cab roof of ATSF 5119. While not in Kodachrome, it does show the basic layout in great detail.

http://www.trainpix.com/ATSF/EMDORIG/SD40-2/5119.HTM

Cheers,
Harry

Harry,

Great detail shot. Thanx for posting the link! Very, very helpful.

--Steve

tracktime Wrote:

> If you need a rooftop photo of an ATSF Snoot
> SD40-2, the following is a good detail photo of
> the cab roof of ATSF 5119. While not in
> Kodachrome, it does show the basic layout in great
> detail.

One question I don't have a definite answer for is how the telemetry antenna was generally handled on these units. The SPSF era coincided with the rise of the FRED and the transfer of the Locotrol "RCE" radio gear from the snoots to the SF30C's. Looking at photos, I get the impression that on many snoots, one of the RCE antennae was repurposed as the telemetry antenna, but at least a few of the 5100-series snoots had a separate telemetry antenna added behind the existing RCE antanna on the engineer's side.