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Date: 04/08/26 14:31
Santa Fe Warbonnet Action in AZ & CA, March, 1993
Author: Guitartrain

1.  Santa Fe GP60M-109, GP38-2343, C40-8W-864, SD40-2-5024 & SF30C-9558 are on the point of a W/B manifest freight on ATSF's Seligman Sub in the Box Canyon. 12:19PM on 3-2-93 in Kingman, AZ.

2.  Look Ma, there's Warbonnets at the end of the rainbow. A trio of ATSF B40-8Ws, 508, 551 & 580, are leading the E/B FRCH (Fresno, CA to Chicago, IL). 5:30PM on 3-3-93 in Essex, CA

3. Santa  Fe's daily W/B expedited premium TOFC/COFC train 199 (Chicago, IL to  Richmond, CA) is moving along smartly on the Needles Sub. GP60M-132 is  on the point. Background provided by the "Dead Mountains". 12:25PM on 3-4-93 in Ibis, CA.








Date: 04/08/26 14:34
Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet Action in AZ & CA, March, 1993
Author: Chico56

Good stuff Bill!
Bryan



Date: 04/08/26 14:34
Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet Action in AZ & CA, March, 1993
Author: Guitartrain

4.  Santa Fe B40-8W-543, GP60B-330, B40-8W-512 & GP60M-131 are on the point of W/B train 1-198-02 (daily premium all TOFC Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA). Here, with the Dead Mountains as a backdrop, at MP 595 on the Needles Sub approaching US Rt. 95. 4:25PM on 3-4-93 in Arrowhead Junction, CA.

5. Looking down from the National Trails Highway overpass, Santa  Fe B40-8W-543, GP60B-330, B40-8W-512 & GP60M-131 are on the point  of W/B train 1-198-02 (daily premium all TOFC Chicago, IL to Los  Angeles, CA). The iconic Rt. 66 is to the left. 5:05PM on 3-4-93 in Essex, CA.






Date: 04/08/26 14:58
Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet Action in AZ & CA, March, 1993
Author: ts1457

Guitartrain Wrote:
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> 1.  Santa Fe GP60M-109, GP38-2343, C40-8W-864,
> SD40-2-5024 & SF30C-9558 are on the point of a W/B
> manifest freight on ATSF's Seligman Sub in the Box
> Canyon. 12:19PM on 3-2-93 in Kingman, AZ. ...

 Thanks for sharing the pictures. Brings back memories.

That first one is quite a combination.



Date: 04/08/26 21:56
Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet Action in AZ & CA, March, 1993
Author: refarkas

Very-well done - Photo one is "Poster Quality." 
Bob



Date: 04/09/26 14:07
Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet Action in AZ & CA, March, 1993
Author: GreenFlag

Real nice set of warbonnet photos from familiar locations that I went to many times back in the 90s on the Needles Sub. Really like how you caught the rainbow in the second one.



Date: 04/09/26 15:56
Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet Action in AZ & CA, March, 1993
Author: Ritzville

Very enjoyable Santa Fe look back!

Larry



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