Santa Fe got snooty with their first SD40-2, seen here on a WB freight.

An A-B-B-A FT set leads ATSF train 23, the Grand Canyon Limited, west of Vaughn New Mexico, in 1947. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF train 17, the Super Chief, is being assisted by 2-10-2 1701, west of Trinidad Colorado, in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

First run with new stainless steel cars on the ATSF Super Chief, train number 17, east of Trinidad Colorado, 8 cars, 50 MPH, May 19th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1793 and ATSF 4-8-4 3782 lead a 15 car Chief, train 19, west of Trinidad Colorado on April 9th 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF train 9, the Navajo, is seen at Raton with ten cars in the consist, on September 2nd 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 1695 is assisting ATSF EMC E6 number 13 with an eight car El Capitan, in 1942. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Santa Fe 3335 has come to a stop for a crew change with an eastbound intermodal train, while a westbound manifest has pulled up for a crew change as well. The Santa Fe was leasing Chessie engines... (more)

ATSF 3712 leads a nine car train, ATSF 5, at Palmer Lake Colorado in 1929. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

CLOVIS NM Sept 25 1988 -- Santa Fe GP38u 2302 handles switching duties as SD40-2u 5050 and C30-7 8020 wait to depart eastbound. My photo.

SAN DIEGO CA June 22 1986 — ATSF GP9U 2285 awaits an assignment. My photo.

MIDWEST CITY OK June 4 1979 — Santa Fe GP7u 2158 is fresh from a rebuild in the Cleburne TX shops as it idles at the General Motors yard near Tinker AFB. At the time of this photo the GM facilit... (more)

ATSF 1132 heads west into Amarillo with twenty seven cars, in 1936. Otto C. Perry photo, from my collection.

On Day 3 of Santa Fe 3751’s first excursion following its restoration (after decades on static display in a park in San Bernardino), the excursion train slows to a stop in as it climbs over the ... (more)

In July 1987, Santa Fe GE U23B No. 6332, was remanufactured in the railroad’s Cleburne shops in Texas. Santa Fe No. 7200 was the prototype for a proposed rebuild program for the 6300-6348 GE U23... (more)