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==Timeline==

[[Image:ATSF506-60.jpg|thumb|325px|right|One of Santa Fe's "Big Dome" lounge cars originally built by the Budd Company for ''El Capitan''; eventually, these cars would find their way into consists on nearly every main line. Unit #506 (shown above) was the only unit retained by the Santa Fe after [[1971]] (its designation changed to #60), all the rest have been sold to [[Auto-Train]]. The car "lives" today as a member of the [[Burlington Northern Santa Fe]] roster as BNSF31, the "[http://rr-fallenflags.org/bnsf/bnsf-co31aks.jpg ''Bay View'']."]]

* [[1937]]: ''El Capitan'' is conceived to compete with the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s low-cost, high-speed train the ''[[Trail Blazer]]''.