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== History == |
== History == |
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On April 17, 1938, the Santa Fe introduced a pair of day trains using lightweight, streamlined cars from the [[Budd Company]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Reed|1975|p=109}}</ref> These two, seven-car, lightweight, streamlined trains operated the {{convert|663|mi|km|adj=on}} route in 12 3/4 hours between end points. |
On April 17, 1938, the Santa Fe introduced a pair of day trains using lightweight, streamlined cars from the [[Budd Company]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Reed|1975|p=109}}</ref> These two, seven-car, lightweight, streamlined trains operated the {{convert|663|mi|km|adj=on}} route in 12 3/4 hours between end points. |
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The inaugural runs of the two lightweight streamliners were operated with [[Electro-Motive Corporation]] [[EMC E1|E1A]] units numbered 8 and 9, but within a month the Santa Fe assigned 1 and 10 |
The inaugural runs of the two lightweight streamliners were operated with [[Electro-Motive Corporation]] [[EMC E1|E1A]] units numbered 8 and 9, but within a month the Santa Fe assigned 1 and 10, [[EMC 1800 hp B-B|the old Santa Fe Box Cab Diesel Passenger units 1A and 1B]]. After being rebuilt in the Santa Fe's [[Topeka]] Shops with an elevated cab at one end, a new nose added at that same end, and a three-axle lead truck, they really resembled two E1A units that had been involved in a head-on collision, and the shops repainted the results in the Santa Fe [[Warbonnet (paint scheme)|"war bonnet" paint scheme]]. These became the regular power for the trains.<ref>Iron Horses of the Santa Fe Trail, E.D. Worley, Southwest Rail Historical Society 1965, Library of Congress 75-39813</ref> |
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In December of 1940, the train was extended to Oklahoma City on the west end, and through Pullman sleeping cars were carried to Dallas by connecting trains 111/112. At the same time, another connecting streamliner named ''The Tulsan'' began carrying through chair cars from Chicago to Tulsa, operating from Kansas City as trains 211/212. The drumhead-carrying observation lounge car from trains 11/12 were carried to Tulsa on ''The Tulsan'', and the Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan ceased carrying such a car west of Kansas City. |
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==Train consists== |
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Revision as of 03:45, 13 August 2016
| Overview | |
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| First service | April 10, 1938 |
| Last service | April 18, 1968[1] |
| Former operator(s) | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway |
The Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan were a pair of American named passenger trains operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. They ran from Chicago, Illinois to Wichita, Kansas, with a later extension to Oklahoma City.
History
On April 17, 1938, the Santa Fe introduced a pair of day trains using lightweight, streamlined cars from the Budd Company.[2] These two, seven-car, lightweight, streamlined trains operated the 663-mile (1,067 km) route in 12 3/4 hours between end points.
The inaugural runs of the two lightweight streamliners were operated with Electro-Motive Corporation E1A units numbered 8 and 9, but within a month the Santa Fe assigned 1 and 10, the old Santa Fe Box Cab Diesel Passenger units 1A and 1B. After being rebuilt in the Santa Fe's Topeka Shops with an elevated cab at one end, a new nose added at that same end, and a three-axle lead truck, they really resembled two E1A units that had been involved in a head-on collision, and the shops repainted the results in the Santa Fe "war bonnet" paint scheme. These became the regular power for the trains.[3]
In December of 1940, the train was extended to Oklahoma City on the west end, and through Pullman sleeping cars were carried to Dallas by connecting trains 111/112. At the same time, another connecting streamliner named The Tulsan began carrying through chair cars from Chicago to Tulsa, operating from Kansas City as trains 211/212. The drumhead-carrying observation lounge car from trains 11/12 were carried to Tulsa on The Tulsan, and the Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan ceased carrying such a car west of Kansas City.
The Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan received new full-length "Big Dome" lounges in 1954. In later years, The Chicagoan was discontinued, and its cars were picked up by the Texas Chief. The Kansas Cityan was discontinued in 1968.[4]
Train consists
At the train's inception, each of the two trainsets consisted of the following units:
- One EMC E1A 1,800 hp (1.3 MW) Diesel locomotive
- One Baggage 30-foot (9.1 m) or Railway Post Office car
- Three 52 seat coaches
- One 26 seat coach or 30-seat club lounge car
- One 48 seat dining car
- One 32 seat parlor observation
Notes
- ^ Bartels, Michael (April 2008). "Great Plains Dispatcher" (PDF). Newsletter. Great Plains Transportation Museum and the Wichita Chapter National Railway Historical Society. p. 4. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ Reed 1975, p. 109
- ^ Iron Horses of the Santa Fe Trail, E.D. Worley, Southwest Rail Historical Society 1965, Library of Congress 75-39813
- ^ Wayner 1972, p. 196
References
- Reed, Robert C. (1975). The Streamline Era. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. ISBN 0-87095-053-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. New York: Wayner Publications. OCLC 8848690.
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Further reading
- The Streamlined Passenger Trains of the United States and Canada by Alan L. Pettet
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