Super Chief Speed-Style-Service

RKP-DVD-20029 - Super Chief Speed-Style-Service

The complete story about America's premier train, hosted by television star Michael Gross. From Chicago to Los Angeles, there was no other way to travel...

Climb aboard the Super Chief, the showcase train of the Santa Fe Railway. For speed and comfort, Santa Fe set the standard for all western passenger trains.

"The Super Chief was the supreme American passenger train run by one of America's great railroads which will go down in history as a great monument to our rail industry."

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[hammerogod]

Back in the mid 60's I rode the Chief, Super Chief, Texas Chief and the El Capitan.

I was in the service and it was cheaper than flying plus it put me in the middle of cities and not way out at the airports.

I took the El Capitan (THE Luxury train of the era) across the U.S. several times.

High level cars, vista domes, meal service on white linen...just amazing.

Sorry we lost the magic.

It was always a great experience.

[gblatham]

WHY AND BY WHOM WOULD MY ORIGINAL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN FLAGGED AS SPAM?!

THAT ACTION IS NOT APPRECIATED!

In fact, considering my level of technical expertise and personal experience regarding the Santa Fe's passenger services (overall) and their flagship train (specifically), it is nothing short of an insult!

Garl Boyd Latham

Dallas, Texas

[likestallwomen]

@panamcunard Yeah, they were fine when they just had the MHCs, when they added all the other express, I hated ridin' No.4 and they leave ontime, but then havin' to do a back up move to either Track 11 or 12, or the center track between 12 and 10 to pick up the cars and take forever for an air test!

[likestallwomen]

Nice intro, and I know that conductor, one of the best conductors they got on the Amtrak system!

[soundwave000]

aMTRAK needs to paint their engines to the corresponding rail lines, ergo the Super Cheif's engines need to be pained in the old red yellow warbonnet

[adam1234a]

i have this video :)

[CoastStarlight11]

NICE!

[panamcunard]

Back in the late 90's the Southwest Chief also carried freight. It would have 4 GE P 42 locomotive the normal superliners passenger cars and them some freight cars at the end. There was times that they would three P42 and an EMD F-40, but still, 4 powerful locomotive for a passenger train is great! I used to go to Norwalk CA to ride on the Metro Link, and the Southwest Chief would be haulng but, though Norwalk station! It was a very impressive sight. :~ )

[BNSFandSP]

xanadu77, you are correct, and the Southwest Cheif still runs today

[xanadu77]

Howard...I'm no expert on the subject but I believe the El Cap was bi-level from 1956/1957. I recall that the cars were built in '56. Later it was ran combined with the Super Chief.....until May of 1971 when Amtrak took over, and even then continued to run for some time.