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Re: Santa Fe 8 wide
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 4 May 2002 14:07:24 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Dirk Meier writes:
Hi!

My version of an eight wide Santa Fe is online

http://rollingbricks.tripod.com/intro.html

See engines section.

My Santa Fe on brickshelf:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=16426

Regards,

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
 
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 (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.trains)

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  Santa Fe 8 wide
 
Hi! My version of an eight wide Santa Fe is online (URL) engines section. My Santa Fe on brickshelf: (URL) Meier "Rollingbricks" (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)  

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