Santa Fe, AT&SF SD40-2 5191, leads an eastbound out on the mainline at, Barstow, California. June 23, 1984. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

AT&SF, Santa Fe 645 leads a eastbound on the DRG&W at Dotsero, Colorado. April 18, 1997. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

AT&SF, Santa Fe SD75M 234 leads a eastbound at mp518 in Kingman Canyon, Arizona. April 15, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

AT&SF, Santa Fe 104-119-125-506, with a westbound trailer train about to climb the hill at, Edelstein, Illinois. June 12, 1991. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

On the Joint Line between Denver and Pueblo, Colorado is a freight led by Santa Fe merger painted SD40-2 5022 near Castle Rock on August 24, 1988. ... (more)

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.