Railfan Gaming > Santa Fe 3751 Steam Special on Surfliner Route Part 1

I ran a 23-car Santa Fe 3751 Steam Special on the Surfliner Route from Los Angeles to San Diego. Power is the famous Santa Fe 3751 Steam locomotive and an Amtrak P42DC #106 for HEP and extra power for Miramar Grade and 90mph running after Santa Ana.

Length: 2125.52 feet
Weight: 1921.32 Tons
Power: 5819.2kW
Route: Pacific Surfliner Route
Santa Fe 3751: 3D Train Stuff
Amtrak P42DC: North American Locomotive Works
Passenger cars: North American Locomotive Works

Photo 1: Special putting out a smoke show passing Anaheim at 25mph.
Photo 2: Special negotiating the sharp curve at Olive Jct.
Photo 3: Special paralleling a street, just minutes from Santa Ana.

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Photo 4: Special arriving into Santa Ana at 25mph to provide photographic opportunity for people on the platform.
Photo 5: Special keeping a steady 90mph, allowing the 3751 to stretch her legs, with a little help from the Amtrak P42DC diesel.
Photo 6: Special accelerating out of Irvine with a smoke show for the crowd.

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Photo 7: Special blasting through the Laguna Niguel station at 90mph.
Photo 8: Special at San Juan Capistrano for a water stop and servicing.
Photo 9: Side roster shot of the Santa Fe 3751.

Hope you enjoyed. Stay tuned for Part 2 from San Juan Capistrano to San Diego.

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Entertaining renderings, but second track missing from image along Lincoln Ave. ("paralleling a street in S.A.")

SteveD Wrote:
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> Entertaining renderings, but second track missing
> from image along Lincoln Ave. ("paralleling a
> street in S.A.")


Nobody's updated the Surfliner route, don't think anyone will until the new one comes out... I doubt anybody wants to touch the FPM Surfliner route either.

It creates for some good "nostalgia" though, which is what posting a dream of running the 3751 is all about ;)

Cool pics.