Nostalgia & History > Flagstaff in more interesting times

When I lived in Utah, I tried to make one or two trips to the norhhern AZ area a year. The
number of trains and SF variety in the high country was a strong magnet for this boy.
March of '74 and the high thin clouds helped soften the light for this west bound in the AM. Full sun can be a problem on e-w tracks, if the trains are out of the sun. I was
stopping over on my way back from Mexico. Had to kick back with some "modern" power after
all those FA's and FM's. I think that smoke at the rear of the set was a gator.

Keith A

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Wow! Awesome photo, Keith.

What time frame did you live in Utah? Didn't Kenneth live in Utah at one time as well?

James

Sweet photo. Looks like two gators back there...

John

This is a splendid shot. Back then, you would expect to see the FP's leading the Super-C and not a manifest.

Bob

As a departed friend of mine from Alabama was fond of saying: "That's a whole heap beautimous!".
Great photo Keith.

Tom

One word, bitchin!
JB

Grand Gold,

Ken and I were in Utah from about '70 to '77. Pretty sure I met you as a youngster at
a slide show at Don Strack's place. You were all flustered as I had shots of the CZ
with a different F than they ended up running the last few years it operated. I think it
was the 5761.

Keith A

> As a departed friend of mine from Alabama was fond
> of saying: "That's a whole heap beautimous!".


It looks like a "fantabulous" photo to me.

(apologies to Van Morrison) ;-)

Or as Fonzie would say "Fabamundo" or Fabulous shot...... C.C.Chas.

Nice pic, no snow for once being in the winter (and 3 months before I was born) but I can imagine the variety then. How heavy was the Santa Fe Traffic through there then anyway!

Wow! That's a great photo. A+. Thanks for sharing it.