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1923: 178: 22: 158:, Scott met with the Santa Fe's General Passenger Agent, J. J. Byrne, at the railroad's office in Los Angeles on July 8, 1905. Once Scott (who had already travelled cross-country on the Santa Fe some thirty-two times) got in to talk to Byrne, the arrangements were made, thanks to a deposit from Scott of $ 5,500 in cash. The two agreed on a 46-hour schedule from Los Angeles to Chicago that would begin the following day. 841: 218:, the locomotive did not. In order to prevent delays on the trip as the train would need to stop for water and fuel, nineteen locomotives were prepared along the route so that as one reached the end of its supplies, it would relay the three cars off to the next fully fueled and ready locomotive to continue the run. For the more strenuous grades over 1046: 884:
to clear the main line for the railroad's regularly scheduled trains. For this run, however, the special was afforded rights over all of the railroad's regular trains; all other trains were required to clear the main line no less than one hour before the special was scheduled to pass. As most of the
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on July 9, 1905. The locomotive and three cars left the station and the cheering crowds, estimated at 20,000 people, and began its run eastward. The number of people at La Grande Station is remarkable in itself since the train's schedule was planned only one day before the event; the Santa Fe
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10,000, equal to $ 339,111 today. Another con he ran in 1905 earned Scott an additional $ 4,000. It was then that he met E. Burdon Gaylord, the owner of the Big Bell mine. Gaylord needed a flashy way to promote his mine and Scott sought the money behind the mine; the two formed a partnership in
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run was made under normal conditions of track, motive power, and equipment, and practically on a moment's notice. No racing machines were used. The locomotives were the plain, everyday kind, taken from regular runs and manned by employees taking their regular turn. To be sure, the main line was
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Santa Fe was still a single-track railroad, this meant that quite a few regular trains were put into sidings to wait for the special. This accommodation, along with the numerous locomotive changes en route helped to ensure that the train would arrive in Chicago within the 46-hour schedule.
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made the 2,265-mile (3,645 km) trip between the two cities at the fastest speed recorded to date; in doing so, it established the Santa Fe as the leader in high-speed travel between Chicago and the West Coast. The
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did occur, or in one instance a complete mechanical failure of the locomotive, but in each case, the train's crew was able to get the train to the next relay point, and they usually arrived ahead of schedule.
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had the right-of-way. That was the only favor shown it, though the engineers understood they had permission to 'let her out a few notches', and they did so, when they could with safety.
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Walter Scott, aka "Death Valley Scotty" and a train in Chicago in 1926. Photo from the Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
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was commemorated with localized events and interpretive displays along the train's route sponsored by various historical organizations. One such display was shown at
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train across the system, led by no less than 19 different locomotives. The engineers of these locomotives came to be known as the "Nervy Nineteen".
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The passenger list for the train was a mere four people: Scott himself, his wife, F. N. Holman, and Charles E. Van Loan, a writer for the
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operated as an "extra" train. Normally such trains are not allowed any special considerations for schedule and are switched into
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used the train as an opportunity to publicize itself and got the word out to news agencies across the railroad's territory.
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Death Valley Scotty (September 20, 1872 – January 5, 1954) had used some ore samples that he collected near
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were added to get the train up and over the summits. At various points throughout the run, problems such as
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The special train consisted of three passenger cars pulled by one locomotive. The three cars used were
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made the trip in 44 hours and 54 minutes breaking the previous records, set in 1900 by the
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stood for many years and was not beaten in regular service until the introduction of the
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which Gaylord would finance Scott and Scott would promote the mine like no other.
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Signor, John R., compiler (2006). "Death Valley Scotty's 'Coyote Special'".
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in California. In October 1984, the Santa Fe donated locomotive 1010 to the
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especially remarkable is that it was run under normal operating conditions:
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makes the journey in just under 43 hours, departing Los Angeles
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had to offer. Menu selections included such luxurious offerings as
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that Santa Fe trains would regularly exceed the speeds seen on the
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The cover of a booklet released by the railway to commemorate the
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at 6:45 pm Pacific Time, and scheduled to arrive at Chicago
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En route, Scott and his guests enjoyed the finest meals that the
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where it made its final locomotive change for the last leg into
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Santa Fe...The Railroad Gateway to the American West, Volume 2
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After a few high-priced and newsworthy train trips around the
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Passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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at 3:20 pm Central Time on the second day of the trip.
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type locomotives that were swapped across the plains in the
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is depicted on a horse, though he did not witness the event.
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passed Joliet just after 11:00 am on July 11, 1905.
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locomotive that was used in the original run between
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California State Railroad Museum Foundation (2001).
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History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
2076: 2044: 1930: 1880: 888:The first locomotive and crew change occurred in 112:. It was not until the 1936 introduction of the 1073: 1017:One more locomotive and crew took the train to 1642:"Library & Collections: Steam Locomotives" 1855: 1827:Death Valley Days: Death Valley Scotty (1955) 1094:s 1905 run, the event was re-enacted for the 1090:In 1955, on the 50th anniversary of the 8: 1668:"ATSF 2-6-2 1010, Sacramento, CA, June 1995" 1337:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 1209:on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 2125:Named passenger trains of the United States 1800:The Mad 2265 Mile Dash of the Scott Special 85:". At the time of its transit in 1905, the 1862: 1848: 1840: 1510: 1508: 1615: 1398: 927:, locomotives and crews were changed at 307:48.5 miles per hour (78 km/h) 245: 176: 20: 1391: 1053:" episode titled "Death Valley Scotty!" 1712:"Club keeps railroad history on track" 1627: 1577: 1565: 1553: 1541: 1499: 1487: 1475: 1458: 1446: 1434: 1422: 1410: 1330: 1232:"The Wild Ride of Death Valley Scotty" 1230:Abbey, Wallace W. (February 5, 1953). 860:The special departed from Santa Fe's 1873:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1174:follows nearly the same route as the 67:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 7: 2120:High-speed rail in the United States 1802:. Black Cat Press. ASIN B0006XPI44. 1277:. Trans-Anglo Books, Glendale, CA. 1076:kept clear, and even the exclusive 892:after the train had passed through 16:One-off LA to Chicago express train 1146:The 100th anniversary of the 61:, was a one-time, record-breaking 14: 1815:Death Valley Scotty's Mine (1912) 1515:Baldwin Locomotive Works (1906). 1921: 1347:"The Record Breaking Run of the 1141:California State Railroad Museum 1049:Cover for the videotape of the " 794:62.3 mph (100.3 km/h) 690:62.6 mph (100.7 km/h) 624:62.2 mph (100.1 km/h) 596:63.7 mph (102.5 km/h) 1691:Railfan & Railroad Magazine 1355:Central Pacific Railroad Museum 864:in Los Angeles at 1:00 pm 716:57.3 mph (92.2 km/h) 650:57.9 mph (93.2 km/h) 570:46.2 mph (74.4 km/h) 541:50.5 mph (81.3 km/h) 487:49.4 mph (79.5 km/h) 458:49.4 mph (79.5 km/h) 429:42.1 mph (67.8 km/h) 400:34.4 mph (55.4 km/h) 369:42.4 mph (68.2 km/h) 920:, at 9:30 am on July 10. 249:Locomotives and crews for the 1: 1273:Bryant, Keith L. 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Rossetter 590:La Junta - Syracuse 352:Thomas E. Gallagher 163:Los Angeles Examiner 77:, at the request of 43:, also known as the 1898:San Francisco Chief 1381:. pp. 389–392. 1249:Needles Desert Star 1245:Needles, California 1238:Trains & Travel 1178:. As of 2006, the 1000:Fred Harvey Company 823:2 h 12 m 797:1 h 41 m 719:2 h 10 m 693:1 h 10 m 653:2 h 39 m 627:1 h 38 m 599:1 h 35 m 573:2 h 17 m 544:2 h 12 m 490:3 h 12 m 461:2 h 35 m 432:2 h 11 m 403:1 h 29 m 372:3 h 31 m 341:3 h 19 m 331:Needles, California 300:Barstow, California 83:Death Valley Scotty 52:Death Valley Coyote 2035:West Texas Express 1945:California Special 1939:California Limited 1931:Other named trains 1776:on August 29, 2016 1648:on August 28, 2006 1123:, California, and 1078:California Limited 1055: 858: 771:2 h 3 m 745:2 h 1 m 644:Dodge City - Kent 613:William McClerkin 582:Hudson A. 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Lenhart 439: 436: 433: 430: 427: 424: 417: 416: 413: 410: 407: 404: 401: 398: 395: 388: 387: 384: 381: 378: 373: 370: 367: 364: 357: 356: 353: 350: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 326: 325: 322: 319: 314: 311: 308: 305: 302: 292: 291: 286: 281: 277:Whyte notation 270: 267: 264: 263:Average speed 261: 258: 254: 253: 174: 173:Equipment used 171: 127: 124: 46:Coyote Special 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2147: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2128: 2126: 2123: 2121: 2118: 2116: 2113: 2112: 2110: 2095: 2094:Pleasure Dome 2092: 2090: 2087: 2085: 2082: 2081: 2079: 2077:Rolling stock 2075: 2069: 2068: 2067:Scott Special 2064: 2062: 2061: 2057: 2055: 2054: 2050: 2049: 2047: 2043: 2037: 2036: 2032: 2030: 2029: 2025: 2023: 2022: 2018: 2016: 2015: 2011: 2009: 2008: 2004: 2002: 2001: 1997: 1995: 1994: 1990: 1988: 1987: 1986:Kansas Cityan 1983: 1981: 1980: 1976: 1974: 1973: 1969: 1967: 1966: 1962: 1960: 1959: 1955: 1953: 1952: 1948: 1946: 1943: 1941: 1940: 1936: 1935: 1933: 1929: 1924: 1914: 1913: 1909: 1907: 1906: 1902: 1900: 1899: 1895: 1893: 1892: 1888: 1887: 1885: 1883: 1879: 1875: 1865: 1860: 1858: 1853: 1851: 1846: 1845: 1842: 1838: 1833: 1829: 1828: 1824: 1821: 1817: 1816: 1812: 1811: 1807: 1801: 1796: 1795: 1791: 1775: 1771: 1767: 1760: 1757: 1742: 1738: 1732: 1729: 1717: 1713: 1706: 1703: 1692: 1688: 1681: 1678: 1673: 1669: 1663: 1660: 1647: 1643: 1636: 1633: 1629: 1624: 1621: 1618:, p. 89. 1617: 1616:Armitage 1986 1612: 1609: 1596: 1592: 1586: 1583: 1579: 1574: 1571: 1567: 1562: 1559: 1555: 1550: 1547: 1543: 1538: 1535: 1522: 1518: 1511: 1509: 1505: 1502:, p. 25. 1501: 1496: 1493: 1490:, p. 19. 1489: 1484: 1481: 1477: 1472: 1470: 1468: 1464: 1460: 1455: 1452: 1448: 1443: 1440: 1436: 1431: 1428: 1425:, p. 18. 1424: 1419: 1416: 1413:, p. 24. 1412: 1407: 1404: 1401:, p. 87. 1400: 1399:Armitage 1986 1395: 1392: 1386: 1380: 1376: 1372: 1367: 1356: 1352: 1350: 1349:Scott Special 1344: 1340: 1334: 1326: 1322: 1321:The Warbonnet 1317: 1313: 1311:0-87095-110-6 1307: 1303: 1299: 1295: 1290: 1286: 1284:0-8032-6066-0 1280: 1276: 1271: 1267: 1262: 1250: 1246: 1240: 1239: 1233: 1228: 1227: 1223: 1218: 1214: 1211: 1208: 1205: 1204: 1200: 1198: 1196: 1195:Santa Fe 1010 1191: 1189: 1188:Union Station 1185: 1184:Union Station 1181: 1177: 1176:Scott Special 1173: 1172: 1167: 1163: 1161: 1160:Scott Special 1157: 1153: 1149: 1148:Scott Special 1144: 1142: 1138: 1134: 1133:Scott Special 1130: 1126: 1122: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1105: 1100: 1097: 1093: 1088: 1085: 1083: 1082:Scott Special 1079: 1072: 1070: 1069:Scott Special 1066: 1065: 1060: 1059:Scott Special 1052: 1047: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1015: 1013: 1009: 1005: 1001: 996: 994: 990: 986: 982: 978: 974: 970: 966: 962: 958: 954: 950: 946: 942: 938: 934: 930: 926: 921: 919: 915: 911: 907: 903: 899: 895: 891: 886: 883: 879: 878:Scott Special 875: 870: 867: 863: 855: 851: 847: 846:Scott Special 844:Route of the 842: 835: 828: 825: 822: 819: 816: 813: 812: 802: 799: 796: 793: 790: 787: 786: 782: 779: 776: 773: 770: 767: 764: 761: 760: 757:Robert Shirk 756: 753: 750: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 734: 730: 727: 724: 721: 718: 715: 712: 709: 708: 704: 701: 698: 695: 692: 689: 686: 683: 682: 678: 675: 672: 669: 668: 661: 658: 655: 643: 642: 638: 635: 632: 629: 626: 623: 620: 617: 616: 612: 610:David Lesher 609: 607: 604: 601: 598: 595: 592: 589: 588: 584: 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 566: 564: 560: 559: 555: 552: 549: 546: 543: 540: 537: 534: 533: 529: 527:Edward Sears 526: 524: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 506: 505: 501: 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 483: 481: 477: 476: 472: 469: 466: 463: 460: 457: 454: 452: 448: 447: 443: 440: 437: 434: 431: 428: 425: 423: 419: 418: 414: 412:Charles Wood 411: 408: 405: 402: 399: 396: 394: 390: 389: 385: 382: 379: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 363: 359: 358: 354: 351: 349: 346: 343: 340: 337: 334: 332: 328: 327: 323: 320: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 301: 297: 294: 293: 290: 287: 285: 282: 278: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 256: 255: 252: 251:Scott Special 247: 244: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 216:Scott Special 213: 209: 205: 202: 198: 194: 187: 186:Scott Special 183: 179: 172: 170: 168: 164: 159: 157: 152: 149: 145: 141: 140:Cripple Creek 132: 125: 123: 121: 120:Scott Special 117: 116: 111: 110: 105: 104: 99: 98: 93: 92:Scott Special 88: 87:Scott Special 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 59: 54: 53: 48: 47: 42: 41: 40:Scott Special 32: 28: 27:Scott Special 23: 19: 2135:Death Valley 2066: 2065: 2058: 2051: 2033: 2028:Valley Flyer 2026: 2019: 2012: 2005: 1998: 1991: 1984: 1977: 1970: 1963: 1956: 1949: 1944: 1937: 1910: 1903: 1896: 1889: 1881: 1837: 1826: 1814: 1799: 1778:. 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Index


Theodore Roosevelt
passenger train
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
Walter E. Scott
Death Valley Scotty
Peacock Special
Lowe Special
California Limited
Super Chief

Cripple Creek
Colorado
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southwest
car

Builder's photo
baggage car
dining car
Pullman
short tons
metric tons
Cajon Pass
Raton Pass
New Mexico
Colorado
helpers

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