Santa Fe 1480 Class Atlantic

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Matt and Wayne,

thank you for your comment. Here are some better photos of the real #1488: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/57224/rec/38">http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/si ... 224/rec/38</a><!-- m --> Note mixed types of pilot wheels, front axle of pilot truck with spoked ones and rear with disc type.
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More photos: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/58735/rec/53">http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/si ... 735/rec/53</a><!-- m -->
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It seemed to me the graphite cover was initially rather bright when the loco came out of the backshop, but in the course of time it darkened.
What i found too was the different mode the Santa Fe treated their locomotives. In most cases only the smokebox front was anthracite, but not the sides. The stack was either black or anthracite, it may depend from the subdivision where the engine was based. Also the white painting of the rods. Initially i thought this was a wartime arrangement for better visibility, untill i found photos from the pre war aera.


The model pays off all the labor when it was running flawless at the annual meeting of the Fremo Southwest Division in Wolfersweiler 2017