Vic Yoder's video: Santa Fe Fast Mail No 7 Consist - La Mesa Model Railroad Club

We catch train number 7 at the west end of Cable. I decided to summarize the consist. It will include originating cities, handoff points, commodities, and cars interchanged from other railroads. The north section of train 7 commences at Barstow after it splits from the portion that originated at Dearborn Station in Chicago. Number 7 was known for the scheduled run between Chicago to Los Angeles terminating at LAUPT. However, the northern section was not as familiar to most. During this era, Barstow is still a bustling place of activity. Through cars from points east destined for points north are classified by yard crews by splitting the train. As soon as both trains are assembled, power swapped (as needed), air tested, they depart for their respective West Coast destinations. Train 7 between Barstow and Richmond was not a large train unless additional equipment was needed during peak season or additional moves were called for on behalf of the postal service, military or company need. This is a replication of what might have been a reality in 1965. ATSF F7A 43L Barstow-Richmond ATSF F7B 47A Barstow-Richmond ATSF F7A 339L Barstow-Richmond ATSF F7B 47B Barstow-Richmond ATSF F7B 304A Barstow-Richmond ATSF F7B 44A Barstow-Richmond ATSF 1996 Horse Express Barstow-Richmond, from Santa Anita for SP to Bay Meadows (horses) ATSF 3723 Baggage Express Barstow-Richmond (mail storage) EL 203 Bag Express NYC-Richmond, from EL @ Chicago (mail storage) PRR 2541 Express Boxcar Philadelphia-Richmond from PRR via MP @ Kansas City (mail storage) CB&Q 8796 Express Boxcar Kansas City-Richmond from CB&Q @ Kansas City (magazines) ATSF 4288 Express Boxcar Barstow-Richmond for US Navy @ Concord/Port Chicago (explosives) ATSF 4258 Express Boxcar Barstow-Richmond for US Navy @ Concord/Port Chicago (explosives) ATSF 3931 Baggage Express Kansas City-Richmond (mail storage) ATSF 3999 Baggage Express Kansas City-Richmond (mail storage) ATSF 3540 Baggage Express Kansas City-Richmond (mail storage) ATSF 3811 Baggage Express Kansas City-Richmond (mail storage) ATSF 1707 Baggage Express Chicago-Richmond (mail storage) REX 3409 Container on Flatcar Chicago-Richmond (storage mail) Extra ATSF 4127 Express Boxcar Chicago-Richmond (magazines) ATSF 3938 Baggage Express St. Louis-Richmond from MP @ Kansas City (mail storage) ATSF 3853 Baggage Express Chicago-Richmond (mail storage) ATSF 3521 Baggage Express Chicago-Richmond (mail storage) ATSF 3856 Baggage Express Chicago-Richmond (mail storage) ATSF 3605 RPO/Storage Barstow-Richmond ATSF 3068 Coach Rider Barstow-Richmond All locomotives have Tsunami 2 decoders and Current Keepers. Vic Yoder: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0T-PblgtbseI9zQTlcsLAA?view_as=subscriber Vic Yoder Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/71509449@N07/albums Soundtraxx: https://soundtraxx.com/ Durango DCC: https://durangodcc.com/ Pacific Coast Lines: https://www.facebook.com/brassmag/ La Mesa Model Railroad Club: https://www.facebook.com/LMMRRC/ San Diego Model Railroad Museum: https://www.facebook.com/ModelRailroadMuseum/ .