The eastbound Amtrak Super Chief is preparing to leave Pasadena

In 1968, a very successful "Last Run of a PA" was operated by Pacific Locomotive Association from Richmond to Stockton. The following year, as ATSF still had stored PA's in Barstow they decided to... (more)

As a teenager not yet old enough to drive, I needed to bum rides to railfan. One Sunday in early 1970, my Dad and I (and Rex, our dog) headed tackside. Here a four-car Santa Fe train 75, a westbo... (more)

Still looks a lot like a Santa Fe train!

Ready to leave San Diego for LA, an Amtrak San Diegan sports mostly Santa Fe equipment, the Amtrak lettered combine the only outward indication that this is no longer a Santa Fe train. An REA Expr... (more)

Almost two years into Amtrak's existence, the former Santa Fe "San Diegan" service is a mixture of equipment. The Santa Fe F and a mix of Santa Fe and Southern Pacific cars rest at San Diego's dep... (more)

ATSF 42C is pinch hitting for the planned ALCO PA's on a trip from Richmond to Riverbank. The train has paused at Port Chicago for photos. The depot is long gone as is the entire town of Port Chic... (more)

Ready to depart Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, ATSF 39C will lead to the train as far as Barstow and then be replaced by F45's for the run to Chicago

Northbound Tulsan [corrected] prepares to depart Independence KS.

The Super Chief arriving at LAUPT -- Amtrak will arrive in a few weeks

Photo taken East of Martinez, close to where highway 4 is now located, the train will soon enter Franklin Canyon. Note the blade semaphore dropping as the train passed. The area is unrecognizable... (more)

Just weeks away from abandonment, ATSF's "San Francisco Chief" is at Collier. The green hills in this photo are now covered with houses.

Santa Fe F7A 301L brings a westbound San Diegan across Beach Boulevard in Buena Park, California, on July 29, 1973. The F7s are gone, those old cars are gone, the SP beet racks are gone ..... (more)

The Texas Chief, Amtrak 16, is ready for its 12:20pm departure for Temple, Ft. Worth, and Chicago. ATSF F7 310C (ex-42C) was remanufactured to CF7 2531 by the Santa Fe at its Cleburne, TX s... (more)