Category Archives: Santa Fe Chief

Chicago to LA by train in the early ‘fifties–via the film Narrow Margin

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Gary Garth McCann

The railroad and train are fictitious (although it takes the Santa Fe route), the station scenes when it’s boarding in Chicago are filmed at LA Union Station, and the external shots of the train vary from Pennsy steam to SP … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe “Travel the Chief Way” brochure, 1960

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Gary Garth McCann

Santa Fe didn’t produce lavish brochures for each of its streamliners, as Union Pacific did. Instead, Santa Fe published one color brochure for its Hi Level El Capitan and the brochure, shown below, which covers all of its trains. The … Continue reading →

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Chicago to LA streamliners in 1949: Super Chief, Chief, El Capitan, City of LA, Golden State

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

Train service changed continually, so we can talk only about a moment in time. Travel back with me to June 1949. There were far less people in the world than there are today, and less had money to travel, and, … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe: Along the Route

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

I have multiple copies of Santa Fe’s booklet, “Along the Way.” The most recent, published in 1960, managed to look older because only the first few pages were updated. Above are the front and back covers. Only small black-and-white photos appear … Continue reading →

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