An eastbound Santa Fe intermodal train descends Edelstein Hill and is entering Houlihan’s Curve just above the town of Chillicothe, Illinois, on December 8, 1990. Leading the way is a former Amt... (more)
On a crisp March morning, a former Amtrak SDP40F ATSF 5564(former Amtrak 632) rounds the horseshoe curve out of Esperanza in the Santa Ana Canyon hills on the San Bernardino Subdivision. Santa Fe ... (more)
Freshly painted and rebuilt Santa Fe SDF40 No. 5264 leads an eastbound manifest at Cable Crossover. Santa Fe acquired the big EMD from Amtrak and converted it to a freight locomotive.
Freshly painted SDF40-2 No. 5264 rolls off the Tehachapi grade just west of Mojave. The unit was rebuilt from Amtrak SDP40F No. 632. In all, as part of a horsepower trade, Amtrak sent 18 SDP40Fs t... (more)
Two freshly painted EMDs lead an eastbound Santa Fe manifest at tunnel 2, the first an ex-Amtrak SDP40F.
Ex AMTK 632 SDP40F
Newly repainted, ex-Amtrak SDP40F 5264 (called "SDF40" by the Santa Fe) leads an eastbound manifest into tunnel 2.
A rebuilt Amtrak SDP40F hauls a Santa Fe intermodal train around the Tehahachapi loop.
Freshly shopped, ex-Amtrak SDP40F 5264 leads an uphill merchandise train at tunnel 3.