Having delivered Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Limited from Chicago to Los Angeles, the power (Santa Fe F45 5920, F45 5921, F7B 308A and steam-generator car 133, decked out for th... (more)

BNSF 708- 8266- 738, on the WP Feather River Route at James, California. August 3, 1999. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

On the Joint Line between Denver and Pueblo, Colorado is a freight led by Santa Fe merger painted SD40-2 5022 near Castle Rock on August 24, 1988. ... (more)

I didn't see a lot of Dash 8s leading trains when I lived in Galesburg in the mid-90s. At least I didn't shoot many. A quartet of blue and yellows hammer their way towards LA. Seen here at MP 171,... (more)

A Westbound Chicago to San Bernardino passes under the classic Santa Fe signal bridge at New Boston on the Marceline Sub. These signals were retired on October 1, 2019, and the bridge was removed ... (more)

One of the great things about the Santa Fe was the potential for variety in a lash up. This afternoon westbound doesn't disappoint. Lead by a B40-8W, F45 5963, SD45-2 5853, FP45 96, GP39-2, and a ... (more)

Westbound manifest awaits being passed by a higher priority Z train at Edelstein.

A roster view of U28CG 357 on one of its early trips on September 9, 1966 soon after the ten new units were delivered by GE. In 1966 Santa Fe purchased ten General Electric U28C locomotives modi... (more)

Fairbanks Morse Erie-built 6000hp A-B-A passenger locomotive No. 90 was at the LA Union Passenger Terminal on August 9, 1954, Built in January 1947, "Notable Ninety" was notable onl... (more)

ATSF Dash 9-44CW 616 and Dash 8-40CW 865, running light, head west to Los Angeles. These two Santa Fe diesels have yet to be marked with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway reporting marks, as t... (more)

HEREFORD TX June 20 1986 — Santa Fe B23-7 6406 makes its way east with a mixed freight. GE built the unit (s/n 44082) in December 1984 and delivered it with a roof-mounted air conditioner, AAR-B... (more)

Having stopped at the station in Fullerton for a red block, Santa Fe's "Bandini Turn" smokes it up as the caboose hop accelerates once the clear signal appears. A pair of B36-7 diesels (7489 and ... (more)

Santa Fe had visions of a company museum, and was wise enough to hang onto a variety of locomotives with that in mind. It never happened, of course, and the collection was donated to the Californ... (more)

Following the old alignment this EB train is about to reach the top of the grade. Photo by Robert Roll, from my collection.

Santa Fe M-160 Mail-Express Motor Car built in 1930, had a 400hp gasoline-electric power plant, it was replaced with a diesel-electric engine in 1949. The M-160 was assigned to pull Nos. 25-26... (more)