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 | | This heavyweight incarnation of the Super Chief made fifty-three weekly round-trips to California --one year plus one week of service-- before the heavyweight cars were released back into the Chief pool, replaced May 18, 1937 by the lightweight, streamlined Super Chief. |
 | | In this incarnation, the Super Chief made several barnstorming "goodwill tours"; however, prior to entering revenue service, there were two modifications to the consist: First, RPO No. 3400 was withdrawn (it would be assigned instead to the first streamlined San Diegan soon to ply the "Surf Line" between Los Angeles and San Diego). |
 | | Whereas the original Super Chief was an all-Budd consist (except for that 17-Roomette car), the second consist (as would become the standard for all Santa Fe streamliners over the next ten years) featured Diners and Lounges from Budd, and Sleepers and Sleeper/Observations from Pullman-Standard. |
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