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Title: |
Out in the desert |
Description: |
My friend Dan Heller was driving with his brother to Arizona in the summer of 1980, and knowing of my interest in trains, shot some photos from the car. This is an eastbound somewhere in western New Mexico. Looks like an SD 45 leading, with another in the trailing position. Not bad for a non fan from a moving car!! |
Photo Date: |
8/14/1980 Upload Date: 11/16/2016 3:32:57 AM |
Location: |
Gallup, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
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193 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Local power |
Description: |
Local power sits at the Las Vegas station on a Sunday afternoon. Santa Fe was one of a very few roads to roster SD39s. |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1982 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:42:54 AM |
Location: |
Las Vegas, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 4008(SD39) |
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716 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Local power |
Description: |
This was at Las Vegas NM, where there is now presently no freight traffic. |
Photo Date: |
8/17/1982 Upload Date: 3/10/2013 4:55:16 AM |
Location: |
Las Vegas, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 4008(SD39) |
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345 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound with 4 axles |
Description: |
We caught this westbound train near Gallup NM, seen from the car as we rolled on I 40 |
Photo Date: |
8/18/1982 Upload Date: 3/10/2013 4:50:56 AM |
Location: |
Gallup, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 2938(GP35u) ATSF 2954(GP35u) |
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410 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Local power |
Description: |
At the time of this visit to Santa Fe, the ATSF still had a local based there. Heres the power tied up for the day. |
Photo Date: |
8/18/1982 Upload Date: 3/10/2013 4:53:29 AM |
Location: |
Santa Fe, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3307(GP35) ATSF 3448(GP35) |
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935 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Four nickels |
Description: |
ATSF 5555 leads a train past the Amtrak station in Flagstaff as the light fades. |
Photo Date: |
8/20/1982 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:49:05 AM |
Location: |
Flagstaff, AZ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 5555(SD45) ATSF 5025(SD40-2) |
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1006 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
ATSF 8050 |
Description: |
Westbound freight at Flagstaff Arizona |
Photo Date: |
8/20/1982 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 1:43:09 AM |
Location: |
Flagstaff, AZ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 8050(C30-7) ATSF 5673(SD45-2) ATSF 5690(SD45-2) |
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951 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Chasing west |
Description: |
A westbound behind an SD45-2 and SD45 outrun us as we try to keep up near Gallup NM. In those days, with a 55 MPH speed on the highways, it was common for the trains to pass cars on the highway. |
Photo Date: |
8/20/1982 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:45:18 AM |
Location: |
Gallup, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
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212 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Mixed freight with old scheme power |
Description: |
A mixed freight with a GP 35 in the old blue freight scheme arrives at Barstow yard. The trailing unit is kinda interesting too. |
Photo Date: |
8/21/1982 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:47:16 AM |
Location: |
Barstow, CA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3347(GP35) ATSF 4613(SD26) |
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699 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Mid train helpers |
Description: |
In the 1980s before DPUs were invented, it was unusual to see mid train units. Santa Fe was using these on a westbound coal train passing the station at Barstow. Theyd be put to good use on the upcoming ride through Cajon. |
Photo Date: |
8/21/1982 Upload Date: 3/17/2013 3:41:19 AM |
Location: |
Barstow, CA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3821(GP50) ATSF 7487(B36-7) ATSF 5058(SD40-2) |
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698 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound |
Description: |
Westbound pig train rolls past Barstow and on toward LA |
Photo Date: |
8/21/1982 Upload Date: 3/17/2013 3:43:19 AM |
Location: |
Barstow, CA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 5305(SD45u) ATSF 5309(SD45u) ATSF 5070(SD40-2) |
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718 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Headed east |
Description: |
One of Santa Fes endless parade of pig trains rolls past the station at Barstow en route east. |
Photo Date: |
8/21/1982 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 4:09:24 AM |
Location: |
Barstow, CA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 5677(SD45-2) ATSF 8759(U36C) ATSF 5673(SD45-2) |
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639 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
ATSF train heads east |
Description: |
An eastbound ATSF train passes the Barstow station headed for points east with an SD 45 and a trio of U36C's. Temperature?? 105 |
Photo Date: |
8/21/1982 Upload Date: 5/28/2011 11:27:42 PM |
Location: |
Barstow, CA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 5436(SD45u) |
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282 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Santa Fe local power |
Description: |
A pair of Santa Fe 4 axle units sit out a Sunday night near the Flagstaff Amtrak station |
Photo Date: |
8/22/1982 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 12:33:21 AM |
Location: |
Flagstaff, AZ |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3389(GP35) ATSF 2835(GP35u) |
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592 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Engine terminal |
Description: |
A set of ATSF power looks outnumbered at the Denver engine facility, surrounded by all the BN power. Who knew that years later, theyd all belong to the same railroad?? |
Photo Date: |
8/23/1982 Upload Date: 3/17/2013 3:47:07 AM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 8142(C30-7) ATSF 5202(SD40-2) ATSF 5206(SD40-2) |
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596 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Yard power |
Description: |
Santa Fe had a large yard and system shop at Cleburne. This was where the CF 7 was invented, and SD24s were upgraded to SD26s. Yard power seemed to be the lowest of the low, as we can see by this GP 7. |
Photo Date: |
3/11/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:47:07 AM |
Location: |
Cleburne, TX |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 1314(GP7u) |
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394 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GP 20 |
Description: |
The ATSF kept these units running long after other roads traded them in. Heres one at Tower 55 |
Photo Date: |
3/11/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:50:56 AM |
Location: |
Fort Worth, TX |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3038(GP20u) |
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241 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southbound heading out |
Description: |
A southbound train leaves Cleburne behind a C30-7 |
Photo Date: |
3/11/1984 Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:53:53 AM |
Location: |
Cleburne, TX |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 8045(C30-7) |
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172 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Slug set and other power |
Description: |
A slug set sits at the shop at the ATSF Cleburne yard. This is where several hundred F units were rebuilt into CF 7s, and SD 24s were upgraded to SD 26s. |
Photo Date: |
3/11/1984 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:51:47 AM |
Location: |
Cleburne, TX |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
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197 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Santa Fe in the rain |
Description: |
This transfer job was seen at Tower 55 from the northbound Eagle as it waited at the interlocking. Tower 55 had a lot of variety then. Not so much anymore, but still a lot of volume. Ya cant beat the GP 20s still in service on a class 1, though!! |
Photo Date: |
3/11/1984 Upload Date: 7/25/2011 1:52:40 AM |
Location: |
Fort Worth (Tower 55), TX |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3047(GP20u) ATSF 3061(GP20u) |
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342 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Local power |
Description: |
A trio of 4 motor units sit at Albuquerque. While it did not have the density of Belen and the Transcon, there was still enough business there to warrant several units to cover it. |
Photo Date: |
10/5/1984 Upload Date: 7/10/2014 1:39:58 AM |
Location: |
Albuquerque, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 2715(GP30u) ATSF 2881(GP35u) ATSF 2755(GP30u) |
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563 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Santa Fe in, where else?? |
Description: |
In a shot that cant be repeated today, an ATSF GP 20 sits at the roads namesake station. |
Photo Date: |
10/5/1984 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 4:07:56 AM |
Location: |
Santa Fe, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3060(GP20u) |
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574 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
End of the line |
Description: |
The northern most location in the plains states, and the only place Santa Fe went in Nebraska, was Superior, a town it shared with a more familiar name to Cornhuskers, the BN. Still, there must have been some decent business on the line, judging by the five units parked here, including three GP 39's, a unit only a few roads bought. |
Photo Date: |
10/9/1984 Upload Date: 7/10/2014 1:42:48 AM |
Location: |
Superior, NE |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 3618(GP39-2) ATSF 3016(GP20u) ATSF 3702(GP39-2) ATSF 3679(GP39-2) ATSF 6370(B23-7) |
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1109 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Approaching Argentine |
Description: |
An eastbound train approaches Argentine yard at Holliday behind an interesting set of power |
Photo Date: |
2/19/1986 Upload Date: 11/9/2014 4:18:26 AM |
Location: |
Holliday, KS |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 5405(SD45u) ATSF 8083(C30-7) ATSF 5984(SDF45) |
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393 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Mountain view |
Description: |
In this case, from my friend Jerrys home in Belen, which has a stunning view of the Monzanos, and the Santa Fe El Paso Sub. He caught this southbound one afternoon as it headed away from the yard. Date is a guess. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/1990 Upload Date: 11/16/2016 3:25:01 AM |
Location: |
Belen, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 2784(GP30u) ATSF 2308(GP38u) |
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369 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Yard power |
Description: |
This GP 30 was working the yard at Corwith. |
Photo Date: |
12/5/1995 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 3:13:06 AM |
Location: |
Corwith, IL |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 2728(GP30u) |
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188 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Long view |
Description: |
A GP 60 leads an eastbound showing just how vast thew west can be. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 8/4/2014 2:19:06 AM |
Location: |
Los Lunas, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 132(GP60M) ATSF 3837(GP50) ATSF 4022(GP60) ATSF 4007(GP60) |
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598 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GP 60 east |
Description: |
A warbonnet GP 60 leads 81 cars of an eastbound intermodal train at Los Lunas |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 2:54:45 AM |
Location: |
Los Lunas, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 132(GP60M) ATSF 3837(GP50) ATSF 4022(GP60) ATSF 4007(GP60) |
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534 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Late in the day |
Description: |
The parade continued all day near Belen, as there was some backlog from a derailment several days earlier. Toward sunset this eastbound rolled 65 cars past with three blue and yellows. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 3:09:44 AM |
Location: |
Los Lunas, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 4001(GP60) ATSF 5387(SD45u) ATSF 5102(SD40-2) |
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572 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Across the desert |
Description: |
A westbound rack train behind a warbonnet and a pair of yellowbonnets rolls through the scrub at Los Lunas |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 3:00:22 AM |
Location: |
Los Lunas, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 503(B40-8W) ATSF 8155(C30-7) ATSF 3818(GP50) |
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450 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Warbonnets east |
Description: |
A trio or warbonnets rolls east with-what else??-an intermodal train. This one has 54 TOFC and a lone auto rack. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 3:04:01 AM |
Location: |
Los Lunas, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 665(C44-9W) ATSF 901(C40-8W) ATSF 837(C40-8W) |
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479 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound stacks |
Description: |
A westbound approaches Belen behind a mix of Super Fleet and old scheme power |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:38:57 AM |
Location: |
Belen, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 853(C40-8W) ATSF 218(SD75M) ATSF 9564(SF30C) |
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720 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Super fleet leading a mix of schemes |
Description: |
A new Super Fleet GE leads a mix of older power near Belen NM |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 7/28/2012 3:18:54 AM |
Location: |
Belen, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 931(C41-8W) MKM 5988(SDF45) MKM 5372(SD45u) ATSF 218(SD75M) |
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929 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Warbonnets west |
Description: |
A pair of warbonnets leads a BN unit and an old scheme Santa Fe unit west. The merger was only a few months old at this point, and the power had largely not mixed yet, so the BN unit was unusual. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 5/16/2014 3:08:04 AM |
Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 938(C41-8W) ATSF 215(SD75M) BN 3148(GP50) ATSF 3822(GP50) |
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906 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Super Fleet meet |
Description: |
An eastbound behind super fleet units meets a westbound just west of Belen. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:41:10 AM |
Location: |
Belen, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 946(C41-8W) ATSF 947(C41-8W) |
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466 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Meet at Sais |
Description: |
A pair of Super Fleet trains meet at Sais Siding west of Belen NM. |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 6/29/2011 1:07:54 AM |
Location: |
Sais, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 555(B40-8W) ATSF 946(C41-8W) |
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522 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Splitting the signals |
Description: |
Westbound Super Fleet passes the signals at the east end of Sais Siding west of Belen NM |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 6/29/2011 12:58:43 AM |
Location: |
Sais, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 946(C41-8W) ATSF 947(C41-8W) ATSF 206(SD75M) |
Views: |
788 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Super Fleet meet |
Description: |
A pair of trains, both led by ATSF Super Fleet units meet near Belen NM |
Photo Date: |
2/11/1996 Upload Date: 7/28/2012 3:41:42 AM |
Location: |
Belen, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 931(C41-8W) MKM 5988(SDF45) MKM 5372(SD45u) ATSF 218(SD75M) |
Views: |
898 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Warbonnets west |
Description: |
A westbound stack train heads west behind a solid set of red and silver units |
Photo Date: |
2/18/1996 Upload Date: 7/25/2011 1:56:29 AM |
Location: |
Sais, NM |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
ATSF 946(C41-8W) ATSF 947(C41-8W) ATSF 205(SD75M) |
Views: |
859 Comments: 0 |
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