A Santa Fe westbound has stopped on the shoe-fly around the wreck site near Cajon Summit. Heavy rains washed out the double main line, leaving the tracks hanging in the air above the washout. Sant... (more)

ATSF 3751 with the AAPRCO passenger special pulls up for a water stop in the Oceanside yard before heading south to San Diego

Led by Santa Fe GE B23-7 No. 6406, Santa Fe’s 102 train, a Chicago to Ft. Madison long distance local, switches the yard at Streator, Illinois, on a sunny April 25, 1987.

For the last ten miles, since Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe GP30 3250 (ex-ATSF 1250) and four GP35s departed San Bernardino, this train has been steadily climbing the ATSF First District's 2.2% grade... (more)

FLAGSTAFF AZ July 6 1986 — Santa Fe GP35u 2904 awaits its next assignment. EMD built the unit in August 1956 as GP35 1404 and delivered it with a blue body and yellow ends (bookends). In the Mar... (more)

AMARILLO TX July 6 1986 — Santa Fe GP35u 2888 leads a covered hopper train on the Transcon south of Amarillo. EMD built the unit in June 1965 as GP35 1388. It was delivered in blue body with yel... (more)

An eastbound Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe train of empty autoracks, with ATSF U36C 8784 leading a mix of GE and EMD locomotives, rounds the well-known curve leading to Cajon Pass' Summit. (Cajon Pa... (more)

ATSF 4-6-4 3459 is leaving Denver with a six car train on May 23rd 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

KINGMAN AZ May 24 1984 — Santa Fe GP35u 2901 awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit in August 1965 as GP35 1401 and delivered it in Blue body with yellow ends (bookends) paint scheme. During t... (more)

PURCELL OK Jan 29 1978 — Santa Fe GP7 2837 and Track Geometry Scientific Testing Car 85 await the return of their crews. EMD built the unit in December 1952 and delivered it in zebra stripe pain... (more)

An "almost A-B-A" set of Santa Fe GP60s winds around Tehachapi Loop. Things are not quite as they may seem. The GP60 trio is actually in helper service, so at this point they are assis... (more)

NORMAN OK June 4 1978 — Santa Fe CF7 2633 leads train 514 as it departs to the north. EMD built this unit as F7A 312L:2 in March 1953. It was delivered in silver with a red warbonnet without an ... (more)

PURCELL OK (September) 1977 — Santa Fe CF7 2486 awaits a crew. EMD built the unit as F7A 259C and delivered it in a blue body with creme and vermillion trim. In January 1975 Santa Fe’s Cleburn... (more)

ATSF 5003, an SD40u, leads an eastbound through Camden, MO with the old magnetic flagman swinging and clanging away.

ATSF 19, The Chief, is being led by 2-10-2 3814, 2-10-2 3822, and 4-8-4 3768 on the east side of Raton Pass at Wootton Colorado, on December 29th 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.