ATSF FP45u #108 and sister #105 lead the Westbound El Capitan, running as a second section of train #17, The Super Chief, out of Apache Canyon towards Lamy.

ATSF FP45u #100 leads train #17, the Westbound El Capitan, running as a second section, into the station at Albuquerque. The Super Chief section has already arrived on the adjacent track.

Union Pacific's 4-8-4 Northern 8444 and 4-6-6-4 Challenger 3985 lead the restored passenger equipment eastbound toward Rock Springs, Wyoming. The train is returning from the Sacramento Railfair.

The Super Chief is in! Passengers and visitors gather outside the ticket office at the Albuquerque train station, then part of the historic Alvarado Hotel. The hotel was torn down in 1970, and the... (more)

Train travel in 1969 was a bit more formal than today, especially in first class on the Super Chief. This gentleman heads for the depot as a trainman climbs aboard the Pullman car to pay it some a... (more)

ATSF Special Historical Exhibit Car #5005 sits behind the baggage car on the eastbound Texas Chief

ATSF F3A #35C rests in the Albuquerque station at the head end of a four-unit set in charge of eastbound train #18, The Super Chief/El Capitan. She will get a new crew, fuel, and any other attenti... (more)

Gee, but it's great to be back home! These children are obviously overjoyed to be in Albuquerque. The combined Super Chief/El Capitan is being serviced (note the car washer in the background) befo... (more)

Train travel, 1969. The westbound ATSF Super Chief/El Capitan is in the station for a service stop and crew change; the passengers have 30 minutes to stretch their legs. The dress was a bit more f... (more)

ATSF F7A #37C leads a five-unit lashup into the steel plate truss bridge over Galisteo Creek and towards Lamy with the combined Super Chief/El Capitan in tow. US Highway 285, soon to be Interstate... (more)

ATSF train #17, the westbound Super Chief/El Capitan, basks in the afternoon sun as it gets washed during it's service stop in Albuquerque. This is a piece of equipment that is long gone but was v... (more)

ATSF SD-24 #4529 leads two sister SD-24's westbound with a mixed freight through the ghostly remains of Waldo in mid-October. The weeds have died, and the colors of a New Mexico fall are beginning... (more)

Desert railroading at it's finest! View from the brakeman's perch shows the ex-ATSF bolted rail and a fresh growth of weeds as #93 returns light to Santa Fe from Lamy. The GP-16 delivered ex-PRR p... (more)

Railroading, short-line style! Brakeman's view from the cab of SFSRR GP16 #93 shows the ex-ATSF rails and healthy desert weeds as we head for Lamy. Running long-hood forward, ex-PRR private varnis... (more)

It's 9.15 pm and D&RGW train #17, The California Zephyr - due at 9.05 - is nowhere to be found! The semaphore and target signals indicate red on both mains for westbound traffic, but all that's to... (more)