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Mr. Toy
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I saw this http://www.ihc-hobby.com/cgi-bin/bsc.cgi?sn=9X042W5811L7970D57225922050L8O&id=M9850 on sale today, and it looks cool, but I'm not sure what should go behind it. Did Santa Fe ever have anything like that in real life?

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Southwest Chief
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Santa Fe did have a steamer like this (actually 2!), they were painted specially for the Valley Flyer. The IHC model is a bit off of the prototype but the paint is pretty good. Check out this link for a very prototypical O scale model and a brief write up about the special painted train, http://www.weavermodels.com/page18.html

Here is another link with a real photo http://www.thecoachyard.com/Pages/Equipment/ValleyFlyer.html

There also were specially painted cars to go with the two locos. Check out the IHC Valley Flyer heavy weights. http://www.ihc-hobby.com/cgi-bin/bsc.cgi?sn=0801069499G9OTHA24N97190902018&gb=0:::valley%20flyer&id=49038

And here is another link with some more real shots of the Valley Flyer http://www.ironhorse129.com/Friends/VernJohnson/Sante_Fe_Valley_Flyer.htm

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Mr. Toy
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Wow! Thanks for that interesting information. This little train is very tempting..... Must focus on real life, must focus on real life, must focus on real life.....

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