Nostalgia & History > Some More of Roger Puta's Santa Fe

I have not posted any of Roger Puta's slides recently so here's 5. They could use some caption help.

1. This scan is from a group of slides labeled "Early Morning." It's of ATSF U36C 8758 somewhere during a morning blue hour in May 1980

2. August 1981, looks like Cajon Pass in an evening blue hour

3. Light engines in the Tehachapis in March 1983. I have no idea how true the green is.

4. Looking at ATSF RSD15 9820 in March 1972

5. Blue hour High Green in October 1985


Enjoy Roger's work,
Marty Bernard



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/13/17 15:46 by MartyBernard.

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Number 4 could be the cut at Ash Hill.

I think you are right.

Marty

WOW!

Fantastic images!

Thank you Roger for your keen eye, and thank you Marty for posting them!

#1 (maybe) wb exiting Franklin Cyn in the afternoon.

#2 Cajon, but not exactly sure where. Maybe an early morning eb approaching Summit.

#3 Tehachapi. Looks to be a wb just below Bealville.



Allen

Some real gems there Marty!
That vertically composed shot with the green hillsides is especially good!
The cut shot appears to be an all Alco engine lash up!

stevelv Wrote:
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> Number 4 could be the cut at Ash Hill.

Definitely correct, very well spotted.

MartyBernard Wrote:

> 1. This scan is from a group of slides labeled
> "Early Morning." It's of ATSF U36C 8758 somewhere
> during a morning blue hour in May 1980

Eastbound on the Stockton Sub about to enter Tunnel 1 was the answer last time, and I suspect it's correct. The train is just off Muir Trestle, which can't be seen from this angle.

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,4254036,4254040#4254040

Other photos in the same sequence are here:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,4343818,4343818#4343818

> 2. August 1981, looks like Cajon Pass in an
> evening blue hour

Another shot of this train appeared as photo 5 in this thread:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,4178757

> 4. Looking at ATSF RSD15 9820 in March 1972

Can you read the number on the milepost to the right?

> 5. Blue hour High Green in October 1985

This appears to be a companion to photo 5 in this thread:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,4188345,4188345#4188345

and the same location as 4 and 5 in this thread:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,4180965,4180965#4180965

Puta took a fair number of photos on the Belen Cutoff in New Mexico that month. Santa Fe didn't have a lot of wide signal bridges like that, but such a bridge used to exist just east of Clovis, NM. The train would be westbound.