On a hot Thursday afternoon, the 199 train meets a 968 train at Christie siding.

On a slightly hazy afternoon in the spring of 1989, an eastbound Santa Fe pig train heads across a big fill just west of Christie, CA.

A Santa Fe 189 train coasts downhill through the west side of Franklin Canyon surrounded by spingtime greenery.

As the evening shadows engulf the low reaches of Franklin Canyon, Santa Fe 2906 West drops down from the summit through Christie.

Roaring uphill at track speed, a Santa Fe 991 train approaches the east portal of tunnel 3, the longest on the entire railroad. Surrounding the right of way are the beauties of Franklin Canyon, a ... (more)

A hot 199 train negotiates a sweeping curve as it drops down through Christie, CA.

A Santa Fe 991 train fights curvature and a 1.0 percent grade as it roars uphill toward tunnel 3. All around is grass and stubble that's been bleached by the sun, and will dominate the landscape t... (more)

Four-axle Santa Fe EMDs bring a long string of loaded tank cars through Christie, CA.

A 991 train roars upgrade toward tunnel 3 as it heads east through the valley east of the long bore. On the point is a GP40X, one of 10 Santa Fe took delivery of. The 991 was one of the hottest tr... (more)

Near sunset, a hot 199 train wends its way through Franklin Canyon at Christie, having just exited tunnel 3, the longest on the entire railroad. The cattle on the hillside above the train give it ... (more)

A trio of "upgraded" GP30s leads Santa Fe's Pittsburg Local at Christie, CA. The railroad kept its GP30s in great condition, rebuilding them and keeping them up to and beyond the merger ... (more)

Just a few months after it received a fresh coat of paint and a new image, FP45 No. 100 leads a Santa Fe 971 train at Christie, CA, as it climbs toward tunnel 3, the longest on the Santa Fe system... (more)

ATSF 5818 East, a hot 991 train, rounds a curve at Christie on the west side of Franklin Canyon. During the SP-ATSF merger era, Santa Fe painted quite a number of SD45-2s into the SPSF paint schem... (more)

A hot 199 train rolls downgrade after passing through tunnel 3, the longest on the entire Santa Fe.

Santa Fe 5847 East is about to move toward the east end of the siding at Christie after meeting a westbound here. This is the west side of Franklin Canyon.