HEREFORD TX June 20 1986 — BN C30-7 5125 leads a loaded coal train in the Texas Panhandle on the Santa Fe's Transcon. My photo.

AMARILLO TX July 6 1986 — Santa Fe SD45u 5394 leads seven other locomotives westbound on the Transcon south of city center. This was the first Santa Fe painted in the Kodachrome scheme. The expe... (more)

EL RENO OK August 15 1983 - CRIP GP71504 sits at the ready to depart the shops area. The unit was leased by the bankruptcy trustee for use cleaning up Rock Island property after the final shutdown... (more)

KINGFISHER OK Aug 15 1983 — Rock Island Trustee GP7 1504 leads a hospital train of freight cars. It has just passed under the US 81 overpass north of Kingfisher. The 1504 was built in May 1952 (... (more)

BISON OK Aug 15 1983 — Rock Island Trustee GP7 1504 leads a hospital train of freight cars at rest on a siding. Note the jointed rail. The 1504 was built in May 1952 (s/n 16343) for Pittsburgh a... (more)

BINGEN WA Sept 27 1978 -- Burlington Northern C636 4368, GP35 2537 and C424 4240 make their way east in the Columbia River Gorge. It was my first trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit my sister n... (more)

UMBARGER TX Jan 23 1984 — Santa Fe SD40-2 5163 holds the main with a TOFC train on the Transcon. My photo.

VANCOUVER WA July 7 2011 — Under a cloudy sky and with diesel exhaust blowing up and to the right Portland & Western GP39-2 2317 (former Santa Fe 3616) proceeds north at the Amtrak station. The ... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Columbia Industrial Park 80-ton Whitcomb 101 (built in July 1944) awaits switching duties as Burlington Northern cabooses roll east in the background. It started life a... (more)

PURCELL OK (August) 1977 — Recently outshopped Santa Fe CF7 2448 leads a northbound mixed freight. The train is passing by the former engine facility which is to the right of photo. The roundhou... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY (October) 1979 — Katy F7A 72C is tied down at the old roundhouse site in Turner Yard. It had the point on the journey from McAlester OK but will relinquish its lead spot for the re... (more)

FORT WORTH TX May 26 1985 — Missouri Pacific SD40-2 3243 leads a mixed freight over the Tower 55 diamonds. Note orders hanging to left of 3243. My photo.

PUEBLO CO June 16 1973 — Rio Grande SD9 5313 leads a caboose hop as it travels south. My photo.

OKARCHE OK Jan 17 1983 — Katy GP40 3109 and GP40 171 are switching cars at a bulk loading facility. This was the Rock Island's north-south line which Katy took over and operated as the Oklahoma... (more)

DAVIS OK July 25 1979 — Santa Fe GP9u 2250 and GP30u 3276 approach the East 1750 Road road overpass on the south side of Davis as they power the southbound Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey ... (more)