inclusive  dates  road  numbers FT icons  notes Aug45 to BCNT/BCVT2 rpnt 178LABC freight FTA 178L:1 Aug45 3709 FTB 178A Aug45 3713 FTB 178B Aug45 3714 FTA 178C Aug45 3710 178L:1: new Aug45, will rpnt BCVT2     aft Jan47 178A: new Aug45, will rpnt BCVT2     aft Jan47 178B: new Aug45, will rpnt BCVT2     aft Jan47 178C: new Aug45, will rpnt BCVT2     aft Jan47 BCNT/BCVT2 rpnt thru 25Apr47 178LABC freight FTA 178L:1 Aug45 3709 FTB 178A Aug45 3713 FTB 178B Aug45 3714 FTA 178C Aug45 3710 178L:1: same 178A: same 178B: same 178C: same; will become 182B     25Apr47 25Apr47 thru 31Jan48 178LAB freight FTA 178L:1 Aug45 3709 FTB 178A Aug45 3713 FTB 178B Aug45 3714   178L:1: same; will become 174C:2     31Jan48 178A: same 178B: same 31Jan48 to BYT1 rpnt 178LAB freight FTA 178L:2 Jul45 3329 FTB 178A Aug45 3713 FTB 178B Aug45 3714   178L:2: ex-174C:1 31Jan48, will rpnt    BYT1 aft Oct53 178A: same, will rpnt BYT1 aft Oct53 178B: same, will rpnt BYT1 aft Oct53 BYT1 rpnt thru 21Feb63 1,2 178LAB freight FTA 178L:2 Jul45 3329 FTB 178A Aug45 3713 FTB 178B Aug45 3714   178L:2: same 178A: same; will retire 21Feb63 178B: same   21Feb63 thru 26Sep65 178LB freight FTA 178L:2 Jul45 3329   FTB 178B Aug45 3714   178L:2: same; will retire 26Sep65   178B: same; will retire 26Sep65   notes:    178L:1 and 178ABC delivered in BCVT1 paint;    apparent conflict between 182B road number and model type; will be resolved with 182B to 182C renumber 21Jan48;    confirmation needed for BCNT or BCVT2 paint--BCVT2 paint shown above   photo references:    1178LAB BYT1 paint 22Jun54; Stagner, Santa Fe, 1940-1971, vol. 1, p. 87.    2178L BYT1 paint Jun61; Stagner, Santa Fe, 1940-1971, vol. 1, p. 105.    Permission to reprint for personal, non-commercial use is granted. Last revised 8 January 2008.