Steam & Excursion > Santa Fe 3751

I will be posting this on the nostalgia & history forum Saturday, but with all the talk last few days regarding 3751 and 2926 thought I would post here today.  3751 leads the 1992 Santa Fe employee appreciation train westbound at East Perrin, AZ, my photo taken on 9-15-92.  Enjoy and thanks for tuning in,
Bryan Moseley 

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This shot puts a smile on my face :-)

Very nice!

Wonderful shot, Bryan!

Tom

Any thoughts on why three diesels?

sf1010 Wrote:
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> Any thoughts on why three diesels?

So that 70+ MPH could be maintained throughout the entire trip from California to Chicago and return. Note that 3751 had no auxiliary tender, so conserving water was of utmost importance.

"Santa Fe all the way..."

Yes, I have a couple of old videos covering that run and it's pretty clear that 3751 was nothing more than hood ornament for the majority of the trip other than showing off at a few key locations. No auxiliary tender and desert running, they had to conserve every drop of water thay had. Very nice looking train though. It seems like in the 80's - 90's people didn't get bent out of shape over diesels in the consist like they do today. Maybe it was just more rare? I remember riding an excursion behind 611 where a newly painted NS Operation Lifesaver unit was included in the consist. People seemed just almost as interested in the diesel as an added bonus as the J.



HotWater Wrote:
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> sf1010 Wrote:
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> > Any thoughts on why three diesels?
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> So that 70+ MPH could be maintained throughout the
> entire trip from California to Chicago and return.
> Note that 3751 had no auxiliary tender, so
> conserving water was of utmost importance.