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Old Posted Jan 22, 2016, 1:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Wig-Wag View Post
ER, this was a short lived 1960 paint scheme promoting GEs "Golden Values" promotion campaign in Southern California. The locomotive, along with a gold baggage car and three gold coaches ran between Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Bernardino, Fullerton and San Diego.

In 1964 Santa Fe painted preserved 2-6-2 steam locomotive No. 1010, one of several used on Death Valley Scotty's famous LA to Chicago speed run in bright red paint to promote GE's "Red Hot Train of Values" appliance promotion.

The photo was taken at Santa Fe's Redondo Junction roundhouse in LA. Note the top of a gasometer in the right background.

Cheers,
Jack
Thanks for the information Wig-Wag. I appreciate it.

While double-checking the color scheme of Santa Fe locomotives, I happened across this fun photograph taken in Barstow.

[around 1953-1955]

Raymond Doss at http://www.railpictures.net/photo/207883/

It's gonna take awhile for that lil' cowboy to grow out of those jeans.
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