The state of New Mexico's commuter service is the primary source of activity at this end of the BNSF.
The beautifully restored ATSF 2926 gleams in the evening light as part of New Mexico Heritage Rail's first professional night photo session with the locomotive at the old, downtown Santa Fe Rail Y... (more)
The "beast" at blue hour. Just a few minutes after sunset, the massive AT&SF #2926 steams in the yard in Albuquerque, NM under lights provided by Lerro Photography. The recently ... (more)
Now arriving from Gallup... In a possible preview of coming attractions, the massive Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #2926 performs a short run-past at downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico's Alvara... (more)
AT&SF 2926: The front office. Here's a wide-angle view of the interior of the cab of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Locomotive #2926. Given the size of this nearly one-million-pound machine,... (more)
Putting on a pre-dawn show. With her cylinder cocks open, the massive Santa Fe Northern #2926 begins her pre-dawn show for photographers by conducting a couple of short run-bys in the Albuq... (more)
America's largest Northern. The largest operable 4-8-4 "Northern" locomotive in the United States is this massive beast, built by Baldwin for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railw... (more)
Stretching her legs out in the morning sun, it would be later in the day when she hits the mainline for some runs. A year from now, there is hope to have her and her team stationed right here wit... (more)
The blue hour falls on 2926, which will take to the BNSF-maintained/state-owned mainline after the BNSF local heads north.
Days before the photo shoot, RailRunner contacted Lerro Productions about doing publicity photos at the depot in downtown Albuquerque, leading to this mainline image of 2926 in all its glory. The... (more)
Albuquerque New Mexico in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Early morning sunrise greets a trio of BNSF SD40-2s (BNSF 1918, 1967 and 1643) as they idle in the small yard in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
BN 1707 idles in the early morning sunlight in Albuquerque.
On April 10th, 2024, the New Mexico Rail Runner NMRX 104 MPI MP36PH-3C locomotive provided motive power to the Cab Car NMRX 1106 as it arrived at the Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station.
