Motor Train #26 scoots along just south of Portales, New Mexico, en route from Carlsbad to Clovis. Trailing the motor is chair-observation #3197. Motor M.160 alternated with the M.190 on these tra... (more)
The westbound SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF sits in Amarillo behind a set of A-A-B-A Alco units.
The 1937 Budd-built Navajo was on the rear of the CHIEF. This car was one of Budd's first non-articulated lightweights having been built for the first SUPER CHIEF set.
The eastbound CHIEF rolls into Raton on July 4th as the American flag waves in the breeze. This shot has always been a favorite.
The A-B-B-A set of Alco PA units accelerates the SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF out of town as two crewmen wave. Santa Fe's first GP35, 1300, leads a group of units sitting at the fuel rack.
The Westbound Santa Fe Texas Chief (#15) leaving Chicago in the summer of 1967. Editorial Note: Thanks to Ron Flanary for the caption assistance.
One of Santa Fe's older F3 passenger units leads the TEXAS CHIEF into Chicago. The unit has been updated with stainless-steel grilles and new side panels but the red portion of the unit is still l... (more)
A last-light shot of a beautiful train
I made a big trip on leave from the Army in April 1971 to shoot as many passenger trains as possible before Amtrak. Santa Fe was the number one priority!
Sometimes the shadow wins...second last pre-Amtrak westbound "Super Chief/El Capitan"; the last westbound powered by FP45/F45s.
"Super Chief/El Capitan" approaching its eastern destination, Dearborn Station
Amtrak Texas Chief rolls into Joliet on a rare sunny February day.
Chicago's Dearborn Street Station was the oldest of six large downtown passenger depots. Opened on May 8, 1885, it was closed by Amtrak on May 2, 1971. On the eve of Amtrak's startup, Santa Fe 3... (more)
The eastbound GRAND CANYON rolls into Joliet behind an A-B-B-B-A set of F units. Lead unit F7 306L is a dual-service F7 that was delivered in 1952.
ATSF A-B-B-A F3 units are pulling the SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF away from Joliet.
