Americans heard the first rumble of a diesel locomotive trekking across the country in May 1936, when the Santa Fe Railroad’s Super Chief passenger train began operating between Los Angeles and ...

Visionary executive William Barstow Strong led the second transcontinental line, the Santa Fe, in the 1880s, paving the way for thousands of miles of track. Illustration by Matthew Richardson When the ...

The Rapido N Santa Fe mechanical reefer has a see-through, etched-metal running board with wire corner grab irons. The model ...

News & Products for the week of December 8th 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by ...

Traditionalists aren't happy--and that's just fine with Rob Krebs. In seven years at the Santa Fe's throttle, the 52-year-old railroad veteran has shunted tradition to turn an all-but-derailed ...

Outside the little northern Texas town of Krum last week, a platoon of railroad workers spaced gft. ties along a new track bed, spotted rails over tie plates and pounded home the spikes. This was no ...