Climbing the pass and about to enter a tunnel that is no longer there this eastbound has a bunch of racks. Notice there's several topless ones in those days.
On what I believe was my last time to photograph the Pass, a westbound merchandise descends the grade. The GEs were beginning to creep in more.
AT&SF, Santa Fe 2010 GP7u, at Dumas, Texas. May 13, 1996. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©
Santa Fe train 17, The Super Chief, East of La Junta Colorado in 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
AT&SF train 21, El Capitan, is assisted on Raton Pass at Wootton Colorado in 1938. EMC 1 number 6 and five cars trail behind the 2-10-2. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
EB merchandise at one of the more famous locations. I'd like to see it now, with three tracks instead of two.
Two rarities in one train. Santa Fe only had sixteen of this model and in those days it was extremely rare to encounter a pure GE consist befouling the pristine atmosphere of the LA basin in the ... (more)
AT&SF 2-10-2 920 is assisting EMC E1 number 3 and its mate on the climb up rugged Raton Pass with a nine car Super Chief, west of Trinidad Colorado, in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my colle... (more)
Photo by Calvin Christman. From my collection.
Santa Fe train number 21, El Capitan, is ascending Raton Pass west of Trinidad Colorado in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Westbound train with a nice clean unit.
Santa Fe, AT&SF 653 -829 -649, with a stack train eastbound through Abo Canyon, Abo, New Mexico. April 14, 1997. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©
Bad idea, nice paint scheme. A clean (topside anyway) "Kodachrome" posed for Calvin Christman. From my collection.
AT&SF 2-10-2 3813 is in charge of a 79 car freight at La Junta Colorado in 1932. Otto's speed estimate was 15 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Santa Fe train number 23, The Grand Canyon Limited, is arriving San Bernardino California in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.