Santa Fe GP9u 2244 switches the piggyback facility on Stephen M. Priest’s St. Louis Division layout. This layout and many other fine examples of modeling will be on tour during the convention.
As the Santa Fe was struggling in its quest to build to the West Coast, William Barstow Strong and Fred Harvey partnered to create a travel experience that became part of the Santa Fe's competitive passenger advantage. The clinic is the story of how this transpired.