FP45 95 leads a pair of SD45's downgrade on the steep 3% south track of Cajon Pass under I-15 near Gish

Celebrity up front: one of the ten "warbonnet" repainted FP45's, 93, leads an equally interesting pair of trailing loocomotives, an SF30C and an SD45, on a westbound pig train coiling through the ... (more)

Awaiting its turn for restoration is the still classy and gorgeous ATSF 98, one of Chico's last purchases of passenger power, a 1968 order for FP45s from EMD. Today it's the (shhhhhh) secret power... (more)

A westbound led by SPSF merger paint FP45 5992 passes through Franklin Canyon between Christie and Collier. This location is behind the Tosco carbon plant.

ATSF 92 and WC 7525 sit outside of the IRM depot.

A westbound Santa Fe freight is fronted by two pre-Super Fleet F45s that brought the Warbonnet paint scheme back to the railroad. It was stunning while it lasted.

The only FP45 that WC bought managed to run around in a few different looks before it was finally given a full repaint. It first operated in full Santa Fe paint and number, then it was ran in this... (more)

FP45 5944 looks ragged after moving to freight service

At Joliet station westbound

Heading west into the sunset

Sometimes the shadow wins...second last pre-Amtrak westbound "Super Chief/El Capitan"; the last westbound powered by FP45/F45s.

"San Francisco Chief" beginning its journey west

WC engineer Chuck Goeschel has a steady hand on the throttle as he pilots a classic WC consist east with train GBSOA. The 6652, 1756 have 40 cars of mixed freight in tow. That is the WC's only FP4... (more)

Out of Belen heading east, FP45 92 with Geometry Support Car 86 and Track Geometry Car 85 are off on the days inspection run.

On July 4th, 1989, Santa Fe Railway unveiled a pair of FP45s in the resurrected red and silver Warbonnet scheme, dubbed the Superfleet scheme. These were repainted after the railroad restored the... (more)