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"Super Chief" (was: Santa Fe caboose)
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 5 Mar 2002 19:22:45 GMT
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Like it or not, the name now has two meanings:
1: A real-world named train, run by Santa Fe many years ago
2: A Lego set that consists of an EMD (F7? other F?) locomotive in
Santa Fe's red/yellow/"silver" war-bonnet paint scheme.
David can pull a caboose behind his "Super Chief" Lego set if he wants, and
it's even fairly prototypical. Some variants of F7s were used for freight
service, no? And by Santa Fe with that paint scheme?
I'll agree that it's a silly misnomer on Lego's part, but there it is. I
would be surprised if no "traditional" model railroad manufacturer has ever
made similar mistakes.
And besides, it all comes down to marketing, which often doesn't reflect
reality. Who knows- the naming may have been part of the licensing
agreement and out of Lego's hands.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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 | | Re: "Super Chief" (was: Santa Fe caboose)
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| (...) Not yet it doesn't and it won't if we don't let it! (why do I feel like King Canute??... And no, I wasn't "begging that question") (...) Sure. Usually freight geared. (...) Undoubtedly. Some units got a temp assignment. Some units got regeared (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe caboose
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| (...) Ya. I don't know whether to shudder at the incorrect use of the name (It is an F unit LOCOMOTIVE that just *happens* to be in the color scheme that Santa Fe used for passenger service, including assignment to the Super Chief named TRAIN)... or (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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