FORT WORTH TX (February) 1974 — Amtrak SDP40F 526 leads the northbound Texas Chief as its crew awaits departure clearance. EMD built the 526 (b/n 72694-27) in July 1973. Santa Fe acquired the un... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 16 2021 — Northwest Rail Institute SW8 701 (b/n 15739) is a little worse for wear. At this time the loco is no longer in use and the institute appears to be closed. Note that it... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Jan 18 2014 — Sterling Bomba SW8 203 (b/n 15739) sits to the south of a Columbia Business Park warehouse. The locomotive was acquired by the Northwest Railroad institute. The unit w... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40f 517 leads the Lone Star past mile post 386 and a Santa Fe train on the siding with lease power. My photo.

SAN BERNARDINO CA Sept 6 1983 — Santa Fe GP35 3447 awaits its next assignment. My photo.

PURCELL OK (July) 1977 — Santa Fe U23B 6314 leads two leased C&NW GP30s on a mixed freight. My working hours in the newsroom of the Norman Transcript meant I usually got off around 2 p.m. If the... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Dec 16 2008 — Columbia Business Center GE 80-ton CBCX 102 is tied down on a delivery track south of a steel fabrication facility. The area is what used to be a Kaiser Shipyard. GE b... (more)

BATTLE GROUND WA March 30 2004 — CBRR SW1200 211 awaits a crew to perform duties on the Clark County-owned railroad that stretches from Rye Junction (where it joins the Seattle Sub of the BNSF) ... (more)

SAGINAW TX June 25 1979 — Rock Island GP38-2 4320 (Arkansas) and UP 3470 are at the head end of a mixed freight. The crew has cut the crossing. My photo.

NORMAN OK (April) 1986 — Santa Fe GP20u 3017 is between Main Street and Eufaula. The train is southbound and is the daily Norman train. By this time it no longer laid over in Norman and no long... (more)

Pauls Valley OK (April) 1981 — Santa Fe GP38 3501 is tied down south of the station in this south-central Oklahoma community. At one time an alternate north-south Santa Fe line from Newkirk in t... (more)

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 — Rock Island GP9 4424 (John W Barringer III) awaits its fate. My photo.

DODGE CITY KS June 15 1979 — Santa Fe GP39-2 3613 awaits an assignment as it rests on the turntable. My photo.

CHEYENNE WY Oct 19 1977 — Union Pacific DDA40X 6939 is near Cheyenne with a mixed freight. The Centennial was sold for scrap to St. Louis Auto Shredding, East St. Louis, Ill., on October 24, 198... (more)

CLOVIS NM Jan 22 1984 — As the shadows grow long and the light fades Santa Fe U36C 8794 is westbound at the New Mexico Division-Plains Division border. My photo.