Now, when the same engines were used to haul passenger consists, some ten years earlier, what would be standard scheme of engines hauling freight in the same time frame?
Could you link also a picture of one of those as well if that is not asking too much?
In the 50s, freight hood units received the same scheme as switchers, "zebra stripes": RailPictures.Net Photo » Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD GP7 Cab units received blue and yellow: RailPictures.Net Photo » Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD FT In the 60s, all freight power started receiving blue and yellow: RailPictures.Net Photo » Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD GP7 RailPictures.Net Photo » Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD SD45 RailPictures.Net Photo » Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD F7(A)
I think the actual situation is more complicated. I'm somewhat of a Santa Fe fan, but mostly post-1970, so can someone expand on this?
The last steam in revenue service on ATSF was in 1957. In '56 and '57, the only steam in use were 4-8-4s and 2-10-4s, about five units. They were used only in helper service in Abo Canyon during the summers.One final question, I read that up until 1960 ATSF still had some steam on their roster and had used some as late as 1957. Did they ever use any after that, since they shopped a lot of steam locomotives during that time?