Sep 23, 2008 · This web page is intended as an archive of images and information on Santa Fe locomotives and rolling stock that were painted in the scheme of the failed Santa Fe - Southern Pacific merger, the scheme nicknamed "Kodachrome" by fans who saw a similarity between its red, yellow, and black colors and the colors of Kodachrome film boxes.

This paint scheme, combining yellow, red and black, has come to be called the Kodachrome paint scheme due to the colors' resemblance to those on the boxes that Kodak used to package its Kodachrome slide film (which was heavily used by railfans of the time).

Mar 21, 2023 · The California-based company said it recently purchased a former Santa Fe F45 and plans on painting it into the “Kodachrome” scheme of the failed Southern Pacific Santa Fe, according to Diselmotive’s Noah McCann.

I've always foud it curious that while the majority of SP and ATSF "Kodachrome" painted units featured off-centered lettering on the long hood (leaving room for the addition of "SP" or "SF" lettering after the merger was approved), the spacing of the nose lettering didn't follow suit.

Dec 26, 2002 · Conrail renumbered most of the C30-7's into the 500-series and repainted them solid blue with simple white lettering. CRL 549 above is believed to be ex-ATSF Kodachrome 8080, though the exact renumbering plan, and even …

The goal was almost certainly met, but the story of Santa Fe's Kodachromes doesn't end there. A number of SPSF-painted units managed to escape the great purge by leaving the roster before they could be repainted.

ATSF 9510 leads three other units, three in the short-lived "Kodachrome" seheme, eastbound through Santa Fe Junction in March 1986. A westbound ATSF train enters the curve to the Mississippi River bridge.

Aug 6, 1985 · * Seen here in the fall of 1985 is Santa Fe SD-45 #5394 after receiving its new "Kodachrome" paint job in San Bernardino. * ATSF 5394 was in the process of being upgraded and rebuilt at San Bernardino, and became the first full-size engine to receive the proposed merger paint scheme.

"Kodachrome" paint scheme. The Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation was so confident the merger would be approved, the company began repainting their locomotives into a new unified paint scheme that would allow the future railroad to be called the SPSF Railway.

Santa Fe "Kodachrome" Down the Pass Description: Santa Fe premerger C30-7 "Kodachrome" #8141 heads up this westbound freight on Cajon's #1 Main of the 1st Subdivision through Verdemont on May 14, 1988