RailPictures.Net Photo: ATSF 3249 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD GP30 at Sandcut, California by Steve Schmollinger

View All Notifications

Community Response

Locomotive Details

Location/Date of Photo


Views: 4,689 Favorited: 28
Since added on December 01, 2017

+ Add to Favorites

+ Subscribe

+ Add to Photo Album

+ Post a Photo Comment

» Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) (more..)
» EMD GP30 (more..)

» Tehachapi Pass
» Sandcut, California, USA (more..)
» March 04, 1972

Locomotive No./Train ID

Photographer

» ATSF 3249 (more..)
» Unknown

» Steve Schmollinger (more..)
» Contact Photographer · Photographer Profile

Remarks & Notes

EMD and Alco motive power haul a manifest up the steep but short grade between Bena and Sandcut. Once the train reaches the latter point, it'll be all downhill all the way into Bakersfield, where this string of power will be cut off. During this period, Santa Fe used GP30s and 35s almost exclusively anywhere north of Bakersfield; six-axle power was turned here and used over Tehachapi and points beyond.

Photo Comments (0)

User Photo Albums Containing this Photo (6)

+ Add to Album

Quality and Exceptional Railway Photographs Album created by member Cameron Applegath	Album Views: 760,361
Interestingly composed shots that grab the viewers eye right from the thumbnail.

In the "Great" State of California Album created by member John Westfield	Album Views: 27,110
What California is known for. Fires, droughts, weed, and people waving rainbow flags. Yah. Great place alright. At least the trains are nice.

General Purpose Locomotives Album created by member John Westfield	Album Views: 42,386
The EMD GP (General Purpose)series are a strong force of road switchers, with thousands produced over several decades.

Diesel Smoke Album created by member mtnclimberjoe	Album Views: 30,676
Rolling Coal

DreamTrains Album created by member coco13cos	Album Views: 3,005,320
Over 50.000 of RP's most appreciated and beautiful photos.

Classic Railroading Album created by member Chessiefan2	Album Views: 530,488
Railroading in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, basically anything but the 2000s.

Add to Photo Album or Get Your Own Photo Album

EXIF Data for this photo: [What's this?]
- Hide Data -

Make	NORITSU KOKI
Model	EZ Controller