Santa Fe’s Q train curves through Sedalia on Colorado’s Joint Line on the morning of July 7, 1989. The Denver to La Junta train is powered by EMD SD45-2 No. 5844 and SD40-2 No. 5182. Over on the northbound main line is Burlington Northern’s piggyback train headed to Denver, still running with a caboose on the rear.
Aside from Warbonnets and Chiefs, Santa Fe was a workaday railroad like any other. This album showcases that less glamorous--but no less vital--side of the famous ATSF.
