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)

AT&SF 4-8-4 2926 and AT&SF 3768 lead train number four, the California Limited, west of Trinidad Colorado in 1945. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2926 poses near Albuquerque Train Station for a night photo shoot during Albuquerque's Railroad Days. This is 2926 first mainline appearance since being retired by the ATSF.

The Day 2926 Escaped The Gate. May 6, 2023, will go down in history as the day that Santa Fe 2926 officially "escaped the gate," a phrase coined by the New Mexico Steam Locomotive... (more)

The headlight of Santa Fe 2926 rests at dim as the locomotive sits on display at the 4th Street grade crossing, located on Rio Metro Regional Transit District's "Sawmill Spur." In a few ... (more)

Santa Fe 2926 poses atop the 4th Street grade crossing while on hot display during a fundraising event. The move of the locomotive on this day marked the first time 2926 moved out of its restorati... (more)

If You Restore It...They Will Come. A swarm of onlookers fill the roadway at the 4th Street grade crossing as Santa Fe 2926 simmers on hot display after making the great escape from the New... (more)

One of the volunteers of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, the group that for more than 20 years has worked to restore Santa Fe 2926 back to operating condition, spots... (more)

Volunteers of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, the group that for more than 20 years has worked to restore Santa Fe 2926 back to operating condition, have their cell ... (more)

History is made as for the first time in 68 years, Santa Fe 2926 moves under her own power following more than 20 years of work by the volunteers of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Hi... (more)