The York Canyon to Fontana, Calif., unit coal train inches around the back side of the loading loop at York Canyon on August 28, 1968. The train hauled coal to the Kaiser Steel mill in Fontana unt... (more)

A northbound potash train holds the main at Portales, New Mexico, while a southbound sulphur train waits in the siding. Portales was on Santa Fe's Carlsbad Subdivision 17 miles south of Clovis. Th... (more)

A-B-A FT set 159C-177A-125L at Clovis, New Mexico, idles away the hours before its next assignment, September 1, 1965. A portion of the old Clovis ice house can be seen in the background.

Out-of-service Alco RSD-5s and a single RSD-4 await their fate at the Albuquerque roundhouse.

Most of the all-coach, extra-fare streamliner, El Capitan, has passed into New Mexico as it enters the Raton Pass tunnel for westbounds. The stone marker to the left of the "Lower ... (more)

A Santa Fe Mikado with a relatively short freight has emerged from the Raton Pass tunnel for eastbound trains. This particular tunnel was opened in 1878 but was abandoned in 1949 primarily due to... (more)

With Christmas in the air and an increase in passenger traffic, the first section of the normally-combined North Coast Limited-Empire Builder wears green as it roars through La Grange, Illinois on... (more)

The Capitol Limited is shown at Grand Central in slide #1 of the three posted here recently. They were all taken on an August day in 1964, at about 9am, as the tower clock reveals. This land tod... (more)

The 51 Santa Fe Mountain type locomotives were built by Baldwin between 1918 and 1924 and were the power of choice for long-distance passenger trains in the western states until engines with dr... (more)

It's train time at Steubenville! While locals watch express and baggage being unloaded at it's stop along the Panhandle, a photo is captured of 1953 life in America. For the rivet counters, this... (more)

A westbound in Brunswick Green and gold pinstripes gets ready to head out of the canyons of downtown along the Panhandle line. PRR Class EP44. An Ansco Color original. Today, an underground LRV li... (more)

A 2900 Class 4-8-4, one of Santa Fe's finest, awaits its departure for Raton Pass with a heavy troop train. This locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1944. It will be assisted over the pass by... (more)

N&W's Train 111 "Banner Blue" leaves Chicago's Dearborn Station headed for St. Louis on May 16, 1967. Don't know the heritage of E-8 3812 --- likely Wabash? Chicago & Western Indiana 254 Alco... (more)

With a crescendo of sound two Santa Fe types lead a freight of some thirty cars out of Raton. Another 2-10-2 is pushing. Raton Pass lies ahead.