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Santa Fe’s Fast Mail and Chief

By Angela Cotey | October 10, 2025

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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

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