Snaking downhill from Tehachapi toward the loop with the same name.

LAMAR CO June 17 1979 — The well-maintained Lamar station hosts Santa Fe U28CG 7901 and Santa Fe U23C 7500. GE delivered the unit as ATSF 351 in red and silver passenger warbonnet. In the 1969-7... (more)

AMARILLO TX Aug 6 1982 — Santa Fe B36-7 7498 and a Frisco SD45 await a crew and an assignment. GE built the unit in November 1980. It was delivered in Yellow Warbonnet. It entered the GE lease f... (more)

MANZINOLA CO June 16 1979 — Santa Fe B23-7 6369 approaches the US 50 overpass with on mixed freight. GE delivered the unit in April 1979 painted in the Yellow Warbonnet.In early to mid 1988 it w... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY April 12 1980 — Santa Fe B23-7 6372 poses for a roster shot. GE delivered the unit in Yellow War Bonnet in April 1979. In early to middle 1988 it was rebuilt. In late 1988 to early... (more)

AUGUSTA KS Feb 17 1985 — Santa Fe B23-7 6355 rolls through Augusta with a mixed freight. The unit was built by GE in April 1978. It became BNSF 4212 on Feb 14 2000. I believe it is still operati... (more)

PURCELL OK Sept 21 1980 — Santa Fe U23b 6309 is on the headend of train 445. A crew has been called and will soon take the train south. In the right middle on the second track from the left a no... (more)

NORMAN OK June 12 1978 — Santa Fe F45 5910, F45 5925, U25B 6606 and a GE approach West Franklin Road on a northbound mixed freight. EMD delivered the unit in June 1968 as ATSF 1910. In the March... (more)

BELVA OK May 15 1978 — ATSF F45 5908 and two SD45s haul a mixed freight around the curve on their journey west. At the time of this picture numerous signal maintainer roads and a friendly railro... (more)

AT&SF 4-8-2s 3734 and 3702 emit impressive looking smoke plumes into the atmosphere, as they lead the California Limited through a remote landscape near Wagon Mound New Mexico, on March 23rd 1941.... (more)

ATSF 2-10-2 3822 is seen with 42 cars near Wagon Mound New Mexico, on June 29th 1947. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-10-2 3824 leads 67 cars at Palmer Lake Colorado on August 31st 1952. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

UMBARGER TX Oct 8 1988 — Santa Fe SD45-2u 5824, SD45-2B 5514 and C30-7 8112 lead a TOFC train on the journey west to Clovis NM for refueling and a new crew. EMD built the unit in May 1972 and de... (more)

A fast Santa Fe 16 car mail train is seen west of Florence Kansas on July 1st 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF train 101, the Centennial State, is seen leaving Denver in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.