A Santa Fe original SF30C 9502 leads an eight unit consist with a westbound intermodal train at Galesburg Illinois.

Santa Fe 9515 still painted in the SPSF merger scheme along with C30-7 8107 and SD45-2 B-unit 5514 head East over the Western most bridge in Abo Canyon

Set of power inside TICTIF (Terminal Island Container Transfer Facility on Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles

An eastbound Santa Fe intermodal hustles by on the mainline near Camden, MO, headed for an evening arrival in Chicago. Engine ATSF 9506 is a rebuilt U36C.

Chicago-bound train 841 behind SF30C 9534 roars out the east end of Clovis Yard on Christmas Eve 1986 past train 805 on the south main behind GP20 3017. At Texico, a few miles ahead, the 841 will ... (more)

Before NSM received three new GE ES44ACs to test this week there was precedent for having tested GEs in the past. Here three borrowed (from sister railroad LTV Steel Mining Company, which had leas... (more)

Before acquiring 3000 horsepower SD40-3 units NSM tested a few different models. Here three borrowed GEs move empties back to the mine during a test.

MNNR sand train howls into St. Paul Yard towards a wrong switch. Helpers can be seen in the distance.

The MNNR sand train is now harder to catch due to its random schedule. Here we see two freshly repainted ex LMS units (shovers) leading the consist back to the MNNR after lengthy delays.

After shipping too much sand for a plant that hasn't been built yet, the once weekly sand trains have become much harder to catch.

Three westbound Santa Fe trains pause at the service tracks at Belen, New Mexico, on the evening of May 22, 1991. Soon, all three trains will race into the night, for a nocturnal crossing of the d... (more)

On September 15, 1992, a westbound Santa Fe freight crosses Canyon Diablo bridge in Arizona. Eight locomotives almost fill the length of the bridge, and include SF30C (a rebuilt U36C by Santa Fe) ... (more)

Desert pit stop
The westbound fuel tracks are full on the night of May 22, 1991, as three Santa Fe trains pause at Belen, New Mexico, for a quick servicing and a new crew. Soon, the tra... (more)

Nice looking unit but wow what is that gas tank on the walkway? Loconotes guys, this ought to spawn reams of suppositions.