FARWELL TX July 6 1986 — Santa Fe SD45u 5366 handles the head end of a mixed freight. Within a short distance it will cross the Texas-New Mexico border and continue to Clovis NM. EMD built the u... (more)
SUMMERFIELD TX Oct 8 1988 — Santa Fe SD45u 5428 rolls across the Texas Panhandle with a westbound mixed freight in tow. EMD delivered the unit in December 1966 as No. 1882. In the April-July gen... (more)
FARWELL TX July 7 1986 — Santa Fe SD45u 5321 is on the ground and awaiting a work crew. EMD built the unit in November 1966 as No. 1844. It was renumbered to 5544 in the 1970 general renumbering... (more)
CLOVIS NM June 12 1986 — The rising sun illuminates recently repainted Kodachrome SD45u 5337 leading three other units in a dance with with the lashup accelerating in the background at right. Th... (more)
A pair of rebuilt SD45s leads an eastbound train of steel pipe across the Mojave Desert just west of Amboy.
DAVIS OK Aug 23 1985 -- ATSF SD45u 5394 was the first Santa Fe unit to be painted in the proposed SPSF paint scheme. It was painted in this experimental scheme with white lettering instead of yell... (more)
The helper of a long eastbound Santa Fe pig train crosses Tehachapi Creek as it approaches the Loop from below. This is the 5th crossing of Tehachapi Creek. The tiny creek is running now, but will... (more)
Late on a spring day, a westbound Santa Fe freight zigzags downgrade through the reverse curves at Caliente. When SP built the line over Tehachapi, its construction crews came right up the very fi... (more)
With dynamic brakes whining, a Santa Fe eastbound intermodal train exits tunnel 5. In 1952, a massive earthquake hit this area, destroying tunnel 4 and damaging tunnel 5. SP built a temporary, ver... (more)
Just another parade of power climbing Cajon Pass. Nice variety.
Twenty five years ago the Kodachrome paint scheme was already a curiosity. I've seen worse paint schemes.
As my 100th accepted submission to RP.net, here is a nice mix of power with this consist: a SD45u leads, followed by #5501, a SD45B (rebuilt from SD45 #5581), with a trailing C30-7, # 8163.
WC 7496 with B&LE SD40T-3 909 sits awaiting M338.
Brakeman Marc poses on the front step of his lead locomotive.
