Passenger Operations

Raton Pass and the Super Chief were the ultimate travel experience by rail. Nothing beats the Super Chief's stainless steel luxury passenger cars, Vista-Dome views and Fred Harvey food and service. Fred Theiss, a local HO model railroad, visits Santa Fe's Raton Subdivision regularly. This time he brought his ABBA set of AT&SF Red & Silver Warbonnet F7's. We combined them with our stainless steel Super Chief passenger set and sent them over Raton Pass. Come ride with us as we experience the glamor of the Super Chief on Raton Pass!

Come along and see what it would have been like if the Santa Fe Railway had never retired steam! On Santa Fe's Raton Subdivision Model Railroad, we operate steam locomotives as if Santa Fe Railway never retired them. To do this we needed a facility to operate from. We chose the town of Raton, NM for the center of operations of our steam power. There are currently five steam locomotives in our Legacy Fleet roster. 2-8-0 #840, 2-10-4 # 3829, 2-10-4 #5000, 4-8-4 # 3751 and 4-8-4 #2926. This video provides an up-close look at these historic steam locomotives, including their specifications, mechanical diagrams and video clips of each Legacy Fleet steam locomotive in operation. In modern times water towers and fuel oil facilities for steam locomotives no longer exist. At the Legacy Fleet Steam Facility, we utilize a historic water column and tanker trucks to fill the tenders. We also have auxiliary tenders to extend the range of operation of the steam locomotives.

Be sure to check out our store at this link! Thanks for shopping with us! Santa Fe's Raton Subdivision Store link: https://santa-fes-raton-subdivision-m.myspreadshop.com The California Limited The California Limited was one of the Santa Fe Railway's named passenger trains. It went into service on November 27, 1892 and it's last run was on June 15, 1954. It was the first Santa Fe passenger train with Fred Harvey meal service. AT&SF Steam Locomotive 3780 AT&SF Steam Locomotive 3780was a 4-8-4 built in 1941 for the 3776 Class. 3780's drivers were almost seven feet tall at 80-inches. On August 27, 1957, 3780 was the last steam locomotive to operate in revenue service on the Santa Fe Railway. It was scrapped on May 4, 1959.