Nostalgia & History > Some Santa Fe Power and Trains

1. AT&SF B40-8W 558 7 mi. east of Tehachapi, CA leaving the hills for the desert on October 30, 1994. She became BNSF 558.

2. AT&SF GP30u 2767 and GP35u 2925 at Fresno, CA on March 7, 1994.

3. AT&SF GP40Xs 3808 and 3802 at Galesburg, IL on June 17, 1978.

4. AT&SF GP50 3839 leading crossing the Merced River, Cressey, CA on June 24, 1994.

5. and 6. AT&SF SD40-2u 5021 and SD45-2u 5830 west of Martinez, CA on September 11, 1991 with a short shooter.


Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/17 23:19 by MartyBernard.

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Thumbs up!

Cheers, Jim

... and #2 with the telegraph/telephone lines.................

OutStanding

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No. 1 looks like the 991 and it's possible (1 in ? chance that John Lester was the conductor on the Bakersfield-Needles long pool.

BB

Regarding photo #4, it is impossible to get a photo like that at Cressey any more, as the trees between the bridge and the highway have grown so tall that they almost completely hide the bridge.

Oh, goodie. My favorite kind of freight....all TOFC. Thanks for posting these , Marty.. --Kelly