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Nostalgia & History > Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ...Date: 03/08/21 05:59 Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: valmont Howard Fogg was @ Williams Jct AZ on 9/12/64 when this train came rolling by ... with 8 'gators ... and I remember scrambling around Argentine to get good roster shots of 1 or 2!
 Date: 03/08/21 06:16 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: E25 WOW! Thanks for posting that one.
Greg Stadter Phoenix, AZ Date: 03/08/21 06:39 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: ats90mph Williams Junction had to be one of the shortest lived stations on the Santa Fe, 1960-1969...
Date: 03/08/21 07:35 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: briancdn That is amazing! I've never seen a shot with 8 of these units on a train.
Brian N. Date: 03/08/21 07:39 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: 3rdswitch That's a good one, and not that much smoke with, probably, all of them on line in throttle eight, as they are climbing eastbound.
JB Date: 03/08/21 07:50 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: refarkas An "A+" catch.
Bob Date: 03/08/21 08:18 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: CNW8531 Awesome Alco shot!
Date: 03/08/21 09:44 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: 2-10-2 Last time I visited Williams Jct, you could still see the ceramic mosaic tile they installed on the floors in the waiting room
Date: 03/08/21 09:50 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: TexasEagle77 Wonder if 842 was in the mix?
Date: 03/08/21 09:52 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: raytc1944 On Conrail 24 traction motors on line was the limit. AC traction motors were considered 1 1/2 a motor. When there were more units than that they were isolated.
Date: 03/08/21 10:45 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: callum_out Excellent and to think nearly 10 years later (9 to be exact) you could still see 8 on a train coming into
Barstow from Bakersfield. Out Date: 03/08/21 11:49 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: Ritzville A really NICE and interesting shot!!
Larry Date: 03/08/21 13:32 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: gcm Wow - never saw so many gators in one shot.
Gary Date: 03/08/21 19:52 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: coach Imagine the wonderful sound they made while passing by!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 03/08/21 21:52 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: GN599 Wowee!!!
Date: 03/09/21 00:40 Re: Fogg photo: 8 Santa Fe 'gators' up front ... Author: Evan_Werkema briancdn Wrote:
> That is amazing! I've never seen a shot with 8 of these units on a train. There's a Santa Fe publicity photo on page 31 of Santa Fe's Diesel Fleet showing the eastbound (empty) Fontana, CA - York Canyon, NM coal train at Topock, AZ with 10 RSD-15's on the point. |