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FROM BLW ... ATSF Freight Pack!

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often abbreviated as Santa Fe,
was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859.
Although the railway was named in part for the capital of New Mexico, its main line never
reached there as the terrain made it too difficult to lay the necessary tracks
(Santa Fe was ultimately served by a branch line from Lamy, New Mexico).
The Santa Fe's first tracks reached the Kansas/Colorado state line in 1873, and connected to Pueblo, Colorado in 1876.
In order to help fuel the railroad's profitability, the Santa Fe set up real estate offices
and sold farm land from the land grants that the railroad was awarded by Congress; these new farms
would create a demand for transportation (both freight and passenger service) that was offered by the Santa Fe.

The Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad (SPSF) was a proposed merger between the parent
companies of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroad announced on December 23, 1983.
The merger was subsequently denied by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
on the basis that it would create too many duplicate routes.
The companies were so confident that the merger would be approved they began repainting locomotives
and non-revenue rolling stock in a new unified paint scheme.
The paint scheme that would never be completed is called Kodachrome.

This is a much loved paint scheme, and very few locomotives still bear this paint.

The BLW ATSF Freight Pack includes:

4 engines
54 Wagons
2 Cabooses

1 GP7U "Kodachrome" "2001"
3 GP7U "Warbonnet Blue" "2002" "2003" & "2004"
4 Boxcars MT & LD
5 Gondolas MT & 3 LD (sand, small pipes, large pipes )
3 Wood Chip Gondolas MT & LD
4 Hoppers MT & LD
6 Tankcars MT & LD
2 Caboose "999772" & "999822"

4 consists included

Original Cab & Sound, GP7U new cabview (night cab) and Vcab

We hope you enjoy this new set from BLW!

Gaetan

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