Yes. I have models of three trains or locos I have ridden on
Union Pacific City of Los Angeles
- Real: Sometime in the early '50s, before Disneyworld opened whiole it was being built and the show was on TV, our were living in Cheyenne and went to California on the City of Los Angeles to see relatives.
- Toy: I have an Legacy E9 A-B-A set and eight MTH 18" cars represented as close as I can get to this train.
ATSF Super Chief:
- Real: Several years later we went back to see Disneyword, taking the train from La Junta, Co to Los Angeles.
- Toy: I have an A-B-B-A set of Warbonnett F3s and twelve 15 inch aluminum cars with interiors.
ATSF F3s and 2900 Northern
My uncle worked for ATSF for about forty years, and was what he called "an engine driver" for Santa Fe during WWII, and after the war operated helper engines back and forth on the 28-mile section over Raton Pass. (He said it was slow and dirty work compared to driving the Chief or Super Chief, but it meant he slept in his own bed every night.)
- Real: In the early '50s he took me with him on oneclimb up the pass in a big 2900 Northern helping pull a train of diesels (I don't know which number 2900 it was). It was a monster. Several years later I rode in the cab of the lead F3 on the same route. It was quite a contrast. These trips would never be allowed today.
- Toy: I have 3rd Rail's 2929 and MTH's scale 2921. I also have seven Warbonnet F3s.
