Santa Fe’s Fast Mail and Chief

An A-B-B set of F7’s leads the Santa Fe’s Fast Mail Express toward Los Angeles at West Victorville, Calif., in 1950. The train’s 14-car consist is heavy with baggage, express, and mail storage cars, but it also includes a Railway Post Office car. A baggage-coach combine brought up the rear as a rider car for the train crew and deadheading railroaders. In the background, the eastbound Chief dashes for Chicago. Stan Kistler photo