Look at the Kodachrome. ATSF seemed really enthusiastic about the repaint as if it would make the ill-fated merger go through somehow. One of the few cases where disaster was avoided.

A Roger Puta Photograph

PURCELL OK May 31 1985 -- The engineer of AT&SF 8082 snags his orders. The train is traveling west (compass south). I must have viewed this scene hundreds of times but only rarely thought to photo... (more)

C30-7 8082 leads a long 971 train through the multiple reverse curves at Cable.