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In the News (Tue 2 Dec 08)

  
  2006 Ford F-250 Super Chief
Super Chief is Ford's most advanced, well-appointed pickup ever — designed to build on the standard for interior excellence established by the new F-150.
The Ford F-250 Super Chief concept projects the next level of rugged elegance for full-size pickups, further stretching the world-famous F-Series lineup past the F-250 Super Crew and F-250 King Ranch.
Based on an F-250 Super Duty with an 8-foot-long bed, F-250 Super Chief designers reallocated 2 feet of bed space for the passenger compartment, which is accessible through center-opening doors.
www.seriouswheels.com /cars/top-2006-Ford-F-250-Super-Chief.htm   (1427 words)

  
 Super Chief - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Direct competitors to the Super Chief during its lifetime were the City of Los Angeles, a streamlined passenger train jointly operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad, and (to a lesser extent) the Golden State, a streamlined passenger train jointly operated by the Rock Island and Southern Pacific railroads.
The Super Chief quickly became "the" train to ride between Chicago and Los Angeles, much as New York Central's 20th Century Limited was the favored travel option of the time for the East Coast-bound.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Chief   (4522 words)

  
 Plum Locomotive: Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ford's F-250 Super Chief was a huge hit (literally and figuratively) across the country.
The Super Chief's rounded tailgate is hinged on both sides to provide easy access to the walnut-lined bed.
The Super Chief's V10 is capable of running on gasoline, E85 and hydrogen.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/Features/articleId=117090   (1185 words)

  
 Ford Super Chief concept | First Drives | Car Reviews | Auto Express
Effectively, the Super Chief is only a four-seater, but there's plenty of space -especially in the back.
Ford says the Super Chief points the way to a fresh generation of F-Series pick-ups, a range which racks up nearly one million sales a year, making it the world's most popular vehicle.
The Ford Super Chief's clever engine can use petrol, with which it returns 14.5mpg, bio-ethanol (10.3mpg) or hydrogen, and will soon hit the roads in a fleet of minibuses.
www.autoexpress.co.uk /carreviews/firstdrives/67906/ford_super_chief_concept.html   (787 words)

  
 Second lightweight Santa Fe Super Chief, 1938-1947
This Super Chief brass train is owned and was detailed by Paul Owens, who kindly sent me the photographs after seeing my web page of the 1937 Super Chief.
The first all-lightweight streamlined train to operate on the Santa Fe was the Super Chief, which began Chicago to Los Angeles service in May 1937.
The Electromotive Corporation furnished newly designed E1 diesels for the Super Chief, the first of a long line of E passenger diesels.
www.trainweb.org /fredatsf/sc38.htm   (652 words)

  
 Ford super chief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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 Santa Fe
Widely respected as the most luxurious train of the streamlined era, the cars of Santa Fe's 1937 Super Chief were virtually hand built.
The Super Chief made it's 2200 mile trip in 39h 45m, compared to the time of it's predecessor, the steam powered "Chief", which took 63 hours to cover the same distance.
The cars of the Super Chief used this same design, and the annexes are identifiable by the small frosted windows in the car side.
www.banksofthesusquehanna.com /MM37Super.html   (593 words)

  
 MPH Magazine - 2006 Detroit Auto Show: Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Super Chief is Ford's most advanced, well-appointed pickup ever - designed to build on the standard for interior excellence established by the new F-150.
The Ford F-250 Super Chief concept boldly foretells a new era for pickup trucks that Ford intends to lead with bold, American design and innovation - as it has for nearly three decades.
The leather for the seats - as it is throughout the rest of the cabin - is Spinneybeck, aniline-dyed in a rich brown.
www.mph-online.com /web/prtranslated/00394   (1427 words)

  
 2006 Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept - Automobile.com Ford Concept Car
Inspired by the Super Chief trains which criss-crossed the American expanse in the 40s and 50s, their bold image, combined with unparalleled levels of comfort, have been infused into this super-sized concept truck, thats sure to be the topic of conversation among thousands of show-goers.
The Super Chief exudes a sense of occasion, and when combined with its spacious cabin, this concept could very well be the limousine of pickup trucks.
While the Super Chiefs interior and bodywork are undoubtedly cool in true concept car style, the most innovative part about this truck can be found under its hood.
car-reviews.automobile.com /Ford/concept/.../1655   (1206 words)

  
 Santa Fe Super Chief, 1951-1953
In 1947 the Super Chief began daily service between Chicago and Los Angeles, and in 1951 the train was entirely re-equipped with new cars.
The 1951 Super Chief had a basic consist, but some substitutions and addition of extra sleepers for summer and holiday periods did occur.
The RPO cars of the type carried on the Super Chief were usually those built by Budd in 1940, or by ACF in 1947.
www.trainweb.org /fredatsf/sc51.htm   (1826 words)

  
 Super Chief May Be The Future of Trucks
Super Chief May Be The Future of Trucks
At the North American International Auto Show, Ford Motor Company unveiled the Ford F-250 Super Chief concept with the world's first Tri-Flex fuel engine, enabling the supercharged V-10 to run for 500 miles between fill-ups on hydrogen, E85 ethanol or gasoline.
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www.auto.consumershero.com /auto_news/2006/auto_news-02643.html   (394 words)

  
 Super Chief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Super Chief being serviced at the Albuquerque, New Mexico depot in March, 1943.
The Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains of the Santa Fe railroad.
In 1937, the equipment used on the Super Chief was replaced with all lightweight stainless steel cars built by the Budd Company.
www.centipedia.com /index.php?title=Super_Chief&action=edit   (429 words)

  
 Superchief Update - Belleayre Mountain New York's Winter Snow Park
October 31, 2006 - Senator Bonacic poses at the drive terminal of the new Super Chief chairlift with Superintendent Tony Lanza, Assistant Commissioner of the NYSDEC Jack McKeon, Shandaken Town Supervisor Bob Cross and Shandaken Town Councilman Rob Stanley.
Senator Bonacic held a press conference in the Discovery Lodge on Halloween to tour the new Super Chief chairlift and to announce additional funding he's secured for the new and improved Discovery Lodge, scheduled to break ground in spring of 2007.
July 7, 2006 - The bull wheel for the new Super Chief chairlift has been delivered and waits patiently to be set in place.
www.belleayre.com /company/superchief.htm   (1546 words)

  
 IGN: Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept
On the other hand, this Super Chief is packed with more luxury than a Maybach, has more style than the Designer's Republic and is more eco-friendly than your hippie parents' Prius.
This F-250 is dubbed "Super Chief" after the Super Chief trains that ran across the U.S. back in the 1940's because, well, this truck looks like one of those old trains.
The Super Chiefs of old carried a lot of Art Deco styling cues, but with this being the 21st Century and all, Ford's Super Chief gets a decidedly techno-inspired visual vibe.
cars.ign.com /articles/684/684843p1.html   (524 words)

  
 Kelley Blue Book - Concept Cars- Ford Super Chief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Once again, J Mays imprints his bold, in-your-face stamp on the Ford truck line, this time with the F-250 Super Chief concept.
Though the Super Chief’s amenities may only be the stuff of dreams, what lies beneath its massive hood is the hope for the future.
When running on hydrogen, the Super Chief’s V10 puts out 400 pound-feet of torque, emits 99 percent less CO2 and has a cruising range of 500 miles.
www.kbb.com /kb/ki.dll/ke.kb.sp?hfm;105413;CA037;&90210&&concept_SuperChief;previews/concept   (190 words)

  
 Railfan.net Forums - "Super Chief" Consists
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.
forums.railfan.net /forums.cgi?board=ATSF;action=display;num=1081891703   (6107 words)

  
 Super Chief Consists - Trains.com Forums
It's based on 19 passenger train consists, including the Super Chief, from 1946 to 1971 for the use of its officials.
The longest Super Chief consist I have been able to document was eighteen cars.
The reason I mentioned about foreign cars on the Super is that I had once seen a photo of some NYC cars on the end of the train and did some investigation that led me to the above information on the SFRH&MS website.
www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/521356/ShowPost.aspx#521356   (833 words)

  
 Truckblog - Ford Announces Super Chief Concept
super fast, tons of power, utility, take any road any any weather is ultra luxury and on top of that, environmentally freindly options.
I dont see dodge coming out with any hybrid vehicles.all i can see is ugly cars, and the inviroment getting worse from all the gay dodge cars and trucks.
The Ford Super Cheif is is a pure work of art.
www.truckblog.com /story-645-ford_announces_super_chief_concept   (2501 words)

  
 Super Chief - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
Celebrate and commemorate the Super Bowl Championship of your favorite NFL(r) team with the Gridworks Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl engraved wood football.
The football is made of solid maple wood and measure 7 1/2" X 4" in size.
Commemorate the Kansas City Chief as Super Bowl(r) IV Champions with this collectible plaque.
www.nextag.com /super-chief/search-html   (347 words)

  
 DER Documentary: Super Chief
The self-proclaimed "Super Chief", Darryl "Chip" Wadnea had been tribal chairman for the past 20 years.
The tensions within the tribe had been building as members realized they had not seen any improvements in their social services or any services that should have resulted from a sharing of the wealth.
For non-Indians, "Super Chief" provides a telling glimpse into reservation life against the larger backdrop of the election.
www.der.org /films/super-chief.html   (348 words)

  
 Pontiac Super Chief OEM Style Carpet
Each carpet is heat molded to your Pontiac Super Chief's specific floor pan for the correct original fit.
Also included, each has a heel pad that is sealed onto the carpet in the correct place under the brake and accelerator pedal, and a heavy jute pad is attached to the back of the carpet in the floor pan areas.
Most of our carpets are in our customer's hands within 7 days or less (depending on what part of the country you are located in).
www.auto-interior.com /pontiac26.htm   (351 words)

  
 Pontiac Super Chief Parts @ Car Parts Wholesale
Classic Pontiac vehicles, such as Pontiac Super Chief, are one of the ubiquitous sights in the classic car shows.
Pontiac Super Chief design is a car produced in 1957 that oozes class and elegance with a touch of firmness and aggressiveness in its nature.
Owning a Pontiac Super Chief car is one thing that could make you proud because of the aura it emanates that makes by passers turn their head whenever this car glides down the road.
www.carpartswholesale.com /cpw/pontiac~super_chief~parts.html   (577 words)

  
 2006 Detroit Auto Show - Ford Super Chief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The aerodynamic profile of the Super Chief looks like it would yield gas mileage in the gallons-per-mile range.
Based on a current F-250 chassis, the designer of the Super Chief sacrificed 2 feet of bed space and added it to the interior.
With the retractable ottomans in back, the Super Chief's rear seat wouldn't be a bad place to sit back, relax and try to figure out where you're going to get your next tank of hydrogen.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/AutoshowArticles/articleId=108812   (416 words)

  
 Digitrax.com: Radio Equipped Super Chief Premium Set - All scales
The Super Chief Starter Set is designed for the model railroader who wants all the latest features available in command control today.
Super Chief is just the beginning for large, complex layouts that emphasize prototypical operations.
To expand Super Empire Builder for all the capabilities of the Super Chief, simply add a DCS100.
www.digitrax.com /prd_re_sc_set.php   (568 words)

  
 The Car Lounge Forums: Ford Announces F-250 Super Chief Concept
For additional images of the Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept, click here.
Although my only conplaint is the name, "super cheif" just isnt cutting it.
If this truck was supposed to be inspired by the ATSF SuperChief passenger train, they should have rounded the nose a little more like the old first generation diesel locos as well as similar paint.....for the concept truck anyway.
forums.thecarlounge.net /zerothread?id=2379939   (2643 words)

  
 Super Chief: A LEGO® creation by Spencer R. : MOCpages.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
You've really packed a lot of nice detail all the way from the coupler and steps to the SNOT yellow stripe and the overall shape of the hood and roof.
One of the best detailed Super Chiefs...and the first 7-wide I've seen.
MOCpages is an unofficial, fan-created web service that is not sponsored by the LEGO Group of companies.
www.mocpages.com /moc.php/14201   (299 words)

  
 Santa Fe Super Chief | Trains & Toys | LEGO Shop
With its innovative engine design, the powerful, streamlined Super Chief allowed passengers to ride in luxurious Southwestern style.
Color scheme and decorations are the same as the original engine, and you can add a motor (#10153) to your Super Chief.
SANTA FE and THE SUPER CHIEF are registered trademarks of The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, used here with permission.
shop.lego.com /product.asp?p=10020   (164 words)

  
 Kato USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Check out our new Super Chief Homepage for articles, pictures, and detailed information about the Sante Fe Super Chief car sets and F7 units!
The "Super Chief" was frequently patronized by Hollywood stars because of its fine accommodations, fine dinning and fast 39 hr 45 min trip between Chicago and Los Angeles through the rich scenery of the American Southwest.
It quickly became the most recognized train in the United States with its sleek silver and red warbonnet painted F units in the lead.
www.katousa.com /n-scale/SuperChief.html   (188 words)

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