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Railfan.net Web Forums    Fallen Flags    The Santa Fe    Post reply ( Re: Santa Fe Dining Car China ) A Username and Password are REQUIRED to Post. If you are seeing this, you are either not logged in or your browser is not honoring the username and password cookie.   Username: Password: Post reply Subject: Message icon: Standard Thumb Up Thumb Down Exclamation point Question mark Lamp Smiley Angry Cheesy Laugh Sad Wink Add YABBC tags: Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon Lime Green Message: [quote author=E8M 86 A-B link=board=ATSF;num=1491968341;start=0#6 date=04/12/17 at 00:17:15]An excellent page on SF's handsome Mimbreno china*...... https://westerntrips.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-santa-fe-railroad-dining-car-china.html (courtesy: Western Trips) *Here it states that SF's china (produced between 1936 and 1970) was made available to the general public via two sales in 1971; am surprised that SF china was still being produced that late, only one year before Amtrak![/quote] Photo Attachments require Netscape 4 or greater or IE5 or greater Disable Smilies: Check this if you'll be adding code (or don't like smileys). shortcuts (IE and NS6 only): hit alt+s to send, alt+p to preview, or alt+r to reset Topic Summary Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 11th, 2017, 11:39pm Gentlemen:   What became of the SF's dining car china (dishes, platters, cups, etc.) after the Amtrak takeover in 1971?   Was it all sold at auction, offered up for sale, or simply destroyed? (certainly hope that the latter does not hold true!)   I know that the SUPER CHIEF was unique in that it was one of the few trains in the United States (according to "SANTA FE RAILWAY" (Glischinski) that had its own pattern for its dining car china-Mimbreno.   This design was conceived by designer Mary Colter, who designed some of the SF depots and Harvey Houses.....quite a gifted and talented lady!   Appreciate any info........thanks in advance.....   "E8M" Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 11th, 2017, 11:47pm Two vintage views of SF diners, dating from 1961 and 1972.......   http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf-d4392jpa.jpg   http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf-d4372jpa.jpg   (courtesy: fallenflags.org) Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 11th, 2017, 11:53pm Ex-SF diner ( #1488 ) at Look's Depot at Market Square, Houston, 1978........   http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf-d1488r.jpg   (courtesy: fallenflags.org) Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 12th, 2017, 12:02am Just came across the following....   http://www.pipestonechina.com/Mimbreno%20China-50.htm   (courtesy: Pipestone China) Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 12th, 2017, 12:06am See also......   http://thechileshop.com/mimbrenochina.aspx   (courtesy: The Chile Shop) Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 12th, 2017, 12:12am To further "sweeten" your journey by Santa Fe.........   http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf-sugar-ar.jpg   http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf-sugar-br.jpg   (courtesy: fallenflags.org) Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 12th, 2017, 12:17am An excellent page on SF's handsome Mimbreno china*......   https://westerntrips.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-santa-fe-railroad-dining-car-china.html   (courtesy: Western Trips)   *Here it states that SF's china (produced between 1936 and 1970) was made available to the general public via two sales in 1971; am surprised that SF china was still being produced that late, only one year before Amtrak! Posted by: E8M 86 A-B Posted on: Apr 12th, 2017, 6:35pm The simple, but elegant "California Poppy" style.........   http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf-disks-cwa.jpg   (courtesy: fallenflags.org)