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File:ATSF Indian Head logo - F7B Unit Passenger Dec 76.jpg|An [[EMD F7|EMD F7B]] unit, photographed in December, 1976 carries the Santa Fe "Indian Head" logo. "'''SANTA FE'''" was added to FTB/F3B/F7B units, below and just behind the icon, in 1954. |
File:ATSF Indian Head logo - F7B Unit Passenger Dec 76.jpg|An [[EMD F7|EMD F7B]] unit, photographed in December, 1976 carries the Santa Fe "Indian Head" logo. "'''SANTA FE'''" was added to FTB/F3B/F7B units, below and just behind the icon, in 1954. |
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File:ATSF 358 GE U28CG San Diego CA 1968.jpg|A [[GE U28C|GE U28CG]] displays a variation in the standard ''Warbonnet'' passenger scheme. Note that the "'''Santa Fe'''" logotype is displayed in large, red "billboard"-style letters and the lack of yellow and black striping. |
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|Santa Fe #95, an [[EMD FP45]] decked out in ''Warbonnet'' colors, including the traditional "cigar band" nose emblem. Its "as-delivered" paint job had "'''SANTA FE'''" in black, 9"-high Railroad Roman letters along each side. |
|Santa Fe #95, an [[EMD FP45]] decked out in ''Warbonnet'' colors, including the traditional "cigar band" nose emblem. Its "as-delivered" paint job had "'''SANTA FE'''" in black, 9"-high Railroad Roman letters along each side. |
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Revision as of 05:04, 26 October 2010
The Warbonnet paint scheme, designed by was a paint used by the ATSF railroad. It is often called the most recognizable paint scheme in Railroading history.
Early Years
EMC E1 (a new and improved streamlined locomotive) would be pulling the Super Chief and other passenger consists, resplendent in the now-famous Warbonnet paint scheme devised by Leland Knickerbocker of the GM Art and Color Section. Its design is protected under U.S. patent D106,920, granted on November 9, 1937. It is reminiscent of a Native American ceremonial headdress. The scheme consisted of a red "bonnet" which wrapped around the front of the unit and was bordered by a yellow stripe and black pinstripe. The extent of the bonnet varied according to the locomotive model, and was largely determined by the shape and length of the carbody. The remainder of the unit was either painted silver or was composed of stainless-steel panels.
All units wore a nose emblem consisting of an elongated yellow "Circle and Cross" emblem with integral "tabs" on the nose and the sides, outlined and accented with black pinstripes, with variances according to the locomotive model. "SANTA FE" was displayed on the horizontal limb of the cross in black, Art Deco-style lettering. This emblem has come to be known as the "cigar band" due to its uncanny resemblance to the same. On all but the "Erie-built" units (which were essentially run as a demonstrator set), U28CGs, U30CGs, and FP45s, a three-part yellow and black stripe ran up the nose behind the band.
A "Circle and Cross" motif (consisting of a yellow field, with red quadrants, outlined in black) was painted around the side windows on "as-delivered" E1 units. Similar designs were added to E3s, E6s, the DL109/110[1] locomotive set, and ATSF 1A after it was rebuilt and repainted. The sides of the units typically bore the words "SANTA FE" in black, 5"– or 9"–high extra extended Railroad Roman letters, as well as the "Indian Head" logo [2][3], with a few notable exceptions.
Railway identity on diesel locomotives in passenger service:
| Locomotive Type | "Indian Head" | "Circle and Cross" | "Santa Fe" | Logotype | Starting Year | Comments |
| ATSF 1 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | No | 1937 | "Circle and Cross" added to No. 1 after rebuild in May 1938 |
| EMC E1, E3, & E6 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | 1937 | "Indian Head" added to B units at a later date |
| ALCO DL109/110 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | 1941 | No "Indian Head" on B unit |
| EMD FT | Yes* | No | Yes | No | 1945 | "Indian Head" added to B units at a later date |
| ALCO PA / PB | Yes* | No | Yes | No | 1946 | "Indian Head" added to B units at a later date |
| EMD F3 | Yes* | No | Yes | No | 1946 | "Indian Head" on B units only |
| FM Erie-built | Yes* | No | Yes* | No | 1947 | "Indian Head" and "SANTA FE" on A units only |
| EMD F7 | Yes* | No | Yes* | No | 1949 | "Indian Head" on B units only; "SANTA FE" added in 1954 |
| EMD E8 | Yes* | No | Yes | No | 1952 | "Indian Head" on B units only |
| GE U28CG | No | No | No | Yes | 1966 | "Santa Fe" logotype in large, red "billboard"-style letters |
| GE U30CG | No | No | Yes* | No | 1967 | 5"–high non-extended "SANTA FE" letters |
| EMD FP45 | No | No | Yes* | No | 1967 | 9"–high "SANTA FE" letters |
Source: Pelouze, Richard W. (1997). Trademarks of the Santa Fe Railway. The Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society, Inc., Highlands Ranch, Colorado pp. 47–50.
In later years, Santa Fe adapted the scheme to its gas-electric "doodlebug" units [4]. The standard for all of Santa Fe's passenger locomotives, the Warbonnet is considered by many to be the most recognized corporate logo in the railroad industry. Early in the Amtrak Era, Santa Fe embarked on a program to paint over the red bonnet on its F units that were still engaged in hauling passenger consists with yellow (also called Yellowbonnets) or dark blue (nicknamed Bluebonnets), as it no longer wanted to project the image of a passenger carrier.
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An EMD F7B unit, photographed in December, 1976 carries the Santa Fe "Indian Head" logo. "SANTA FE" was added to FTB/F3B/F7B units, below and just behind the icon, in 1954.
Reinstitution
In 1994
References
- ^ http://abpr2.railfan.net/november05/11-26-05/AT+SF50atArgentineKS5-18-57AlChione+ScanColl.jpg
- ^ "Photo: ATSF 304A Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD F7(B) at Los Angeles, California by Craig Walker". Railpictures.net. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Photo: ATSF 300B Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD F7(B) at Los Angeles, California by Craig Walker". Railpictures.net. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Photo: ATSF M160 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) Gas Electric Doodlebug at Dallas, Texas by Ellis Simon". Railpictures.net. 2005-03-13. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
