Posted 6 years ago
mlyono27
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Looking for info on this sign I scored at Brimfield this spring. 24 by 36" painted metal...... cant find any others on the net. Is it legit and how old? Where would this have been displayed?
Thanks in advance!
If the back looks old it is probably legit. I think the Super Chief ran from the 1930s-1960s.
Possible information:
First lightweight Santa Fe Super Chief, 1937-1947
Fred Klein, 2001, 2010, 2015
The first all-lightweight streamlined train to operate on the Santa Fe was the Super Chief, which began Chicago to Los Angeles service in May 1937. This lightweight train added a second train to the 1936 heavyweight Super Chief service. The train is sometimes called the “Super-2” because the heavyweight cars came first. This consist worked as a single train with only a change in baggage car for several years. Another lightweight Super Chief train with different car designs began service in 1938, to make twice weekly service. The particular consist shown here made weekly trips. The train was unique among railroads and very posh with exotic woods and interiors. By 1947 enough other Super Chief trains were built to enable daily service. In 1951 the trains were completely re-equipped. The Super Chief was all Pullman (no coaches) and extra fare. The sleepers were built by the Budd company, owned by Santa Fe but were operated by the Pullman company. Repp’s The Superchief; Train of the Stars has the most coverage about this train of the reference books listed below, but each book adds a little more information.