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Re: Santa Fe 8 wide
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 4 May 2002 14:07:24 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Dirk Meier writes:
> Hi!
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> My version of an eight wide Santa Fe is online
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> http://rollingbricks.tripod.com/intro.html
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> See engines section.
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> My Santa Fe on brickshelf:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=16426
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> Regards,
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> Dirk Meier
> "Rollingbricks"
Very nice, Dirk!
That window arrangment reminds me of a Baldwin "babyface".
http://exotic.railfan.net/baldwinlocos.htm (that first pic is a Centipede
but the cabwork is the same for the babyface...). I had trouble finding
other pics but the babyface got its nickname because it had even larger and
droopier windshields than the F and E units did.
People have no doubt noticed that my standard response to F unit MOCs has
been "I like it and I think it looks like X" :-)...
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 | | Re: Santa Fe 8 wide
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| Here's a better picture of a centipede which shows the strong cab window resemblance, at least to me: (URL) out all those wheels. Centipedes never wore warbonnet I don't think, Baldwin seems to have better penetration among eastern roads. Now if we (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hi! My version of an eight wide Santa Fe is online (URL) engines section. My Santa Fe on brickshelf: (URL) Meier "Rollingbricks" (22 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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