This was Santa Fe's weak answer to Southern Pacific's new streamlined San Joaquin Daylight of the late 1930s, but it's "Valley Flyer" operated only as far as Bakersfield (buses were supplied further south to LAUPT--Barstow was too far out of the way). Santa Fe painted heavyweight cars to match but it was not a pretty sight. Streamlined "Golden Gate" trains arrived after WW2 but again, only as far south as Bakersfield.
She's beautiful
Looks good ,, sounds good ,, runs smooth ,,
WABBLES ALOT !!!!!!!!!
Rear driver way out of round.
This was Santa Fe's weak answer to Southern Pacific's new streamlined San Joaquin Daylight of the late 1930s, but it's "Valley Flyer" operated only as far as Bakersfield (buses were supplied further south to LAUPT--Barstow was too far out of the way). Santa Fe painted heavyweight cars to match but it was not a pretty sight. Streamlined "Golden Gate" trains arrived after WW2 but again, only as far south as Bakersfield.