So along a few days before Thanksgiving 1986, mine and Jim DeNike's good friend Tim Jones pipes up and says, "Hey; I'm gonna go out to my family's Thanksgiving in Tucson, ya'll want to make a... (more)
Six units—six models Cruising through scenic Abo Canyon, a westbound Santa Fe freight crosses Bridge 873.8 over Abo Arroyo east of Sais, New Mexico, on the afternoon of June 1, 1995. ... (more)
A westbound Santa Fe mixed freight with units C30-7 8047, SD40-2 5031 and SD45-2 5841 at Daggett, California.
Late afternoon sun illuminates an eastbound ATSF freight behind a solid blue-and-yellow consist. The lead unit is a former Amtrak SDP40. This was, unfortunately, the day of the Oklahoma City feder... (more)
An eastbound approaches Tunnel 2, Tehachapi Pass. Trailing units include GP9 2282 and F45 5988.
A trio of "upgraded" GP30s leads Santa Fe's Pittsburg Local at Christie, CA. The railroad kept its GP30s in great condition, rebuilding them and keeping them up to and beyond the merger ... (more)
Tucked in the middle of a 71-car westbound manifest , a set of mid-train helpers work through Wagon Mound New Mexico. The l... (more)
Three Santa Fe SD39’s lead a 71-car westbound manifest through the eastbound semaphores at Wagon Mound, New Mexico. The westbound semaphore can be seen dropping from a clear to a stop indication... (more)
An eastbound Santa Fe manifest passes the semaphores at Levy, New Mexico on Santa Fe’s Raton Pass line. In the distance, a westbound is waiting on the siding.
An 86 car eastbound Santa Fe manifest rolls into the passing track at Levy, New Mexico. While freights were scarce at this time, thy have since become nonexistent.
"San Diegan" ready to head North to Los Angeles.
878 leads classmate 857, SF30C 9553 and SDF45 5977 away from the west end of Crozier canyon, alongside fabled Route 66.
A Santa Fe stack train dashes across spectacular Canyon Diablo Bridge at Canyon Diablo, Arizona, on April 19, 1990. A “Kodachrome” GE C30-7 leads a pair of EMD SD40-2s and a pair of EMD SD40s ... (more)
Santa Fe Dash 9-44CW 677 leads an SD40-2 and two SD45s on an eastbound as it climbs over itself on Tehachapi Loop.