No, he doesn't. Only 9900-9903 were full sets. 9904-9907 all had that face, but all of them were separate locomotives (or separate drawbar-coupled cab-booster pairs). I guess the watermark was optional equipment. Don't let the windows fool you, look at the steam generator vents at the back. And no, the Santa Fe didn't invent "transition cars" for the Hi-Level El Capitan. The Twin Zephyrs and Denver Zephyrs all had them. This is 9908, built in '39 for the new Gen. Pershing Zephyr, and the last to be fitted with the low cab. It's considered an EMC model AA, like the MoPac 7100. E-unit A1A lead truck, one 567 V-12, and baggage compartment. 9904-9907 were E-unit mechanicals in a Budd body (9906B and 9907B had one V-16 each like the TA) and this was mechanically half an E-3. It was never articulated with a trainset. Rock Island had a couple of similar units built for the Colorado Springs section of the Rocky Mountain Rocket. In fact, like many doodlebugs, it seems to have spent quite a lot of time lugging heavyweight cars around. It harkens back to a time when EMC had only been building carbodies for two years, and not every railroad was sold on them yet. EMC mechanicals in a custom carbody was the classic doodlebug recipe. NMOT is a GREAT visit. There are U.S. rail museums with better-kept exhibits. There's at least one with a bigger collection. But I've yet to find the one with more equipment, more carefully conserved.
C&IM 2-8-2 551, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton) A-B 40ft Reefer 3600, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton)
NKP 4-6-4 170, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton) The Museum lineup, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton)
MP Parlor-Obs. 750, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton) UP 4-8-8-4 4006, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton)
There's a MoPac car that 7100 could have hauled, but my browser isn't coming up with a good pic to share. There was one other locomotive-style power-baggage car that I know of, also producing 1000 hp. CNW 5000A was built after the war as a Babyface DR-6-2-10, with a single turbocharged six. They weren't one of the roads that bought "normal" Baldwin DR6-4-20s. I put "normal" in quotes because four railroads bought those, and each road's order looked very different from the others.
Santa Fe 2-10-4 5011, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton) SP 4-8-4 4460, Kirkwood, MO, June 1984 (Beyer Patton)
Post 960, mark 4:05 https://www.trainboard.com/highball/index.php?threads/old-photos.146679/page-48#post-1285233 Merry Christmas!
The CZ climbing the Front Range, March 1970 (Beyer Patton) The early BN era, Denver, CO, March 1970 (Beyer Patton)
CZ at Night, Salt Lake City, UT, March 1970 (Beyer Patton) Head-end loading at Denver, March 1970 (Beyer Patton)
WP Baggage 801 "Silver Beaver", Glenwood Springs, CO, March 21, 1970 (Beyer Patton) D&RGW Coach 1120 "Silver Aspen", Glenwood Springs, CO, March 21, 1970 (Beyer Patton)
Never realized until now, that the baggage cart handle was also a brake when in the up position! Cool pic of the human side of railroading!
