About half way to Magma Junction, the #5 made a stop for water at what was known as Desert Tank. The temperature was still hovering around 115 degrees.
#5 has just left Superior on its way to Magma Junction and the connection with the Southern Pacific. At this point the fireman opened the blow down and moistened the desert.
It is June of 1967 and the air temperature is 115 degrees as Magma Arizona #5 goes about switching the yards in Superior, Arizona, getting ready for a run down to Magma Junction. Although #5 was f... (more)
Amtrak's E units did not last long on Donner Pass. They were not liked by SP crews or shop personnel. E8 #326 (formerly UP 929A) is pulling out of the East end of the long wooden snow shed at Nord... (more)