You might want to join the SANTAFE list, where this is
much on topic. 3460 was the only one of its class which was
streamlined. I got to see it one time, in later years, at
the Nowers, Oklahoma, engine terminal in Oklahoma City.
Frank Ellington, an active participant in the SANTAFE
list, was one of the people who actually worked on the
3460. You might want to e-mail him privately (he is
pretty annoyed at the moment--with some justification
at the rudeness of some messages criticizing his posting
of a 1.8 meg photo to the list).
But don't call it the Blue Goose to Frank. While
that's common in some circles, especially railfan circles,
Frank does not believe any railroaders called it that.
Frank's address is <fmelngtn@n...>.
It was a fascinating locomotives. The other 3460
class engines were just as capable, but not as visually
striking. I believe the employee timetable showed
their speed limit as 100 mph, but this was undoubtedly
exceeded on many occasions.
Wes Leatherock
wleath@s...
On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:01:40 -0600 John A. Swearingen
<jas@s...> wrote:
> I know this is not C.B.&Q. related but I hope an occasional digression is
> permitted. It is certainly an interesting question concerning an arcane bit
> of railroad history. For a few days I've been perusing the net to no avail,
> so thought I would inquire of the most knowledgeable railroad-minded people I
> know.
>
> Was the Santa Fe's "Blue Goose" a one-of-a-kind? There seems to have been six
> locomotives in the 3460 class of 4-6-4s, but I can find no evidence that any
> but #3460 were streamlined. Does anyone have a quick answer to this?
>
> Also, did the Santa Fe have any passenger cars painted in the "Blue Goose"
> scheme? Model maker Rivarossi markets some, but are they accurate? I don't
> recall ever having seen photographs of prototypes painted like that.
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