Hot rail at milepost 98
Santa Fe’s 198 train, running fast from Chicago to Los Angeles, storms by milepost 98 between Ancona and Leeds, Illinois, at 7:17 p.m. on May 9, 1992. The trai... (more)

Late day meet
At milepost 98 on Santa Fe’s main line west out of Chicago, the 198 train slams by doing 70, as another eastbound Santa Fe train approaches in the distance at Leeds, Ill... (more)

Santa Fe’s 198 train, running from Chicago to Los Angeles, curves through Ransom, Illinois, in the very last sunlight of April 16, 1994.

Winding through the Sangre de Christo range, 198's train is captured in the last week of Santa Fe's corporate existence. I knew the train was coming, but the fast setting sun, rapidly encroachin... (more)

The morning sun favors a vertical shot at the tunnel exiting the 210 freeway, as ATSF 7417 leads one of the hottest trains on the railroad towards LA. The 198 ran between Corwith Yard in Chicago ... (more)