Santa Fe train 17, The Super Chief, East of La Junta Colorado in 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

AT&SF 2-10-2 920 is assisting EMC E1 number 3 and its mate on the climb up rugged Raton Pass with a nine car Super Chief, west of Trinidad Colorado, in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my colle... (more)

The Santa Fe Super Chief is seen at Albuquerque New Mexico in 1943. Note the wartime headlight visor on the EMC E6. Jack Delano photo, from the Library of Congress collection and my collection.

Raton New Mexico Super Chief station scene four days after Christmas in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-10-2 1696 is seen helping EMD E6 number 15 with a ten car Super Chief near Morley Colorado in 1942. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-10-2 1696 is assisting EMC E1 number 3 with train 17, the Super Chief, on rugged Raton Pass near Wootton in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The Super Chief, AT&SF train 17, is seen west of La Junta Colorado in 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The Super Chief, AT&SF train 17, is seen west of Ayer Colorado in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF train 17, The Super Chief, is seen running 70 MPH west of Ayer Colorado on February 22nd 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 926 and 1651 are assisting train 17, The Super Chief, west of Morley Colorado, on the east side of Raton Pass, in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

AT&SF train 17, The Super Chief, glides downgrade on Raton Pass with a nice looking set of F7s leading the way, in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-10-2 1705 is helping ATSF EMC E1 number 2 with train 17, The Super Chief, west of Trinidad Colorado on February 22nd 1939. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF train 17, the Super Chief, is being assisted by 2-10-2 1701, west of Trinidad Colorado, in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

First run with new stainless steel cars on the ATSF Super Chief, train number 17, east of Trinidad Colorado, 8 cars, 50 MPH, May 19th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The Super Chief, ATSF train 17, is seen west of Trinidad Colorado in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.