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Nostalgia & History > Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . .Date: 06/30/20 08:18 Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: 3rdswitch . . . a freshly shopped twenty was leading the westbound "Harbor" train on the Cajon Sub approaching Helendale, CA, AUG '79.
JB Date: 06/30/20 08:38 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: PasadenaSub Great photo - maybe it's the telephoto - but that U36C second out looks huge compared to all the 4-axle EMD power in the consist.
Rich Date: 06/30/20 09:08 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: RGDave What a wild consist, and great photo. Wow!
~RGDave Date: 06/30/20 10:10 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: Milwaukee PasadenaSub Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Great photo - maybe it's the telephoto - but that > U36C second out looks huge compared to all the > 4-axle EMD power in the consist. > > Rich The frame on the 6 motor GE's looks like it sat significantly higher than other units (including 4 motor GE's) certainly making them look much more impressive than those other units. Was it something about the 6 axle trucks that caused the need to raise the frame up higher? Date: 06/30/20 10:12 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: spider1319 Nice shot and reminder of what it was like in our day.Bill Webb
Date: 06/30/20 12:19 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: ATSF2921 Date: 06/30/20 12:45 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: refarkas Great image - They certainly put the right locomotive on the point.
Bob Date: 06/30/20 12:53 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: PHall From the looks of the paint job the GE was probably just out of the shop too.
Date: 06/30/20 16:30 Re: Twenty Tuesday, Santa Fe . . . Author: texchief1 Nice photo, JB!
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