Santa Fe C44-9w 622 leads a eastbound up the last few yards of grade to crest the Arizona divide at Riordan on a beautiful fall morning in 1994 sadly the Santa Fe had only one year left
The 600-699 series were the first ATSF units delivered with Hi-Adhesion trucks. BNSF renumbered ATSF 666 to 599 on 06/30/02 (666 is a biblical reference to the Anti-Christ)
After working Debutts Yard for most of the afternoon, NS 178 (Birmingham,AL-Bellevue,OH) is now crossing the Tennessee River during the late evening as the freight starts its journey up the CNO&TP... (more)
Sitting in the "Old Pitt", BNSF 644 is in good company with old paint. The GTW 5812 has also seen a better day paint wise. Nice to find a gem in the rough once in a while.