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Date: 03/04/21 14:50
A Santa Fe weed sprayer?
Author: GreenFlag

Caught the ATSF 719 which is what I presume a weed sprayer? It was laying over in Fullerton, CA on 2-29-76.

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Date: 03/04/21 18:01
Re: A Santa Fe weed sprayer?
Author: BMH

That is correct.    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsPicture.aspx?id=1186835
BMH

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Date: 03/06/21 04:04
Re: A Santa Fe weed sprayer?
Author: Evan_Werkema

That's a Fairmont W66 Series A weed sprayer. :

New product blurb, 1948: https://books.google.com/books?id=O-YlAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA6-PA49&ots=i_5XXpBcfd&dq=fairmont%20w66%20spray%20railroad&pg=RA6-PA49#v=onepage&q=fairmont%20w66%20spray%20railroad&f=false

1948 ad: https://books.google.com/books?id=Wl5CAQAAIAAJ&lpg=RA9-PA23&ots=swn8dN-UFh&dq=fairmont%20w66%20sprayer&pg=RA9-PA23#v=onepage&q=fairmont%20w66%20sprayer&f=false

1953 ad: https://books.google.com/books?id=YxxDAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA64-IA4&lpg=RA2-PA64-IA4&dq=fairmont+w66+sprayer&source=bl&ots=PDIQH2JOSM&sig=ACfU3U2-dt4tgJ-5LBBzBgloiOBYR5LAzA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-yrjRy5XtAhUrHDQIHaXYBI0Q6AEwDHoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=fairmont%20w66%20sprayer&f=false

Santa Fe was an early purchaser, as at least one photo from 1949 exists showing one with AT&SF markings.  I don'tknow how many they had, but the only one I ever saw was sister 720 up on its rider flatcar at the Centralized Work Equipment shops in Albuquerque, NM:

 

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