Two original Santa Fe units on home rails rolls under former Santa Fe searchlights that still stands at Ancona Illinois. The bridges will fall soon in the name of PTC.

A BNSF warbonnet B40-8W leads the 102 local west out of Joliet.

A hot Santa Fe westbound intermodal train approaches Devore, at the base of southern California's Cajon Pass, on October 27th, 1990. The train is being pulled by three new "elephant-style&qu... (more)

ATSF 540 leads a west bound manifest thru Crozier, AZ along Historic Route 66 in May of 1994.

Hard to believe that these Dash 8's were built in 1990-1992 for high speed intermodal trains for the Santa Fe. Now days alot of them are off the BNSF roster or in local service. Far away from the ... (more)

Embryonic Triple Track.

An eastbound Santa Fe freight passes through the Fullerton, California, passenger station on October 6th, 1994. The new third mainline (in the foreground) is... (more)

A pair of former Santa Fe veterans switch out the east end of Clyde Yard in Cicero

I had a feeling I was going back in time but sadly, this is 2016 where Gevos command the hotshots across the transcon. The once mighty 558 is now used in local service as he leads the Cadiz turn e... (more)

Veteran Warbonnet BNSF 521 (B40-8W built in 1990), with oddly oversized lettering on the body, waits amongst the pumpkins in the BNSF engine servicing facility.

Southbound GRWO (Gardner/Worcester) skirts Maple Spring Pond.

A pair of ratty and faded, but still proud Santa Fe warbonnets wait for a track warrant onto the mainline to head back to Rock Island.

With a high and wide load behind the power, L CHI102 crosses the Cal Sag Channel in Lemont with Warbonnet Dash 8 555 leading the way.

A classic Warbonnet leads the 102 local out of Willow Springs. She may look a little rough, but she's still getting the job done in 2015.