RSD 15 sits on the ready tracks at the Redondo jct engine facility. The sanding tower is in the background along with the inbound power from the Super Chief / El Capitain
The iconic locomotive for the Santa Fe! F7A 300C is seen resting between Amtrak runs at the enginehouse in Barstow, California. These Fs were retained by Santa Fe following the formation of Amtr... (more)
Santa Fe F7A 304L, wearing its new Yellow Warbonnet colors, leads Amtrak #778, an eastbound San Diegan (Los Angeles to San Diego). Built in October 1949, the 304L would be rebuilt as CF7 2... (more)
Caught this former passenger locomotive on the point of a hotshot intermodal heading eastbound through the Mojave desert. The unit is now part of the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, Ca
Santa Fe SD45 5394 (ex-5597) is the first engine to be painted in the Southern Pacific Santa Fe "Kodachrome" merger scheme. It differs from the final scheme with white lettering, four fingers on ... (more)
Almost two years into Amtrak's existence, the former Santa Fe "San Diegan" service is a mixture of equipment. The Santa Fe F and a mix of Santa Fe and Southern Pacific cars rest at San Diego's dep... (more)
Santa Fe GP9 2929 (ex-729) sits in the morning sun at San Bernardino, California, waiting for an eastbound that will take it to its first assignment following its new Yellow Warbonnet paint job.
A down-on look just west of Ilmon reveals the roof-top hardware and details of Santa Fe SD45 5612.
30 Year ago...time flies
