The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway was the sole railroad to order this cabless GP60B model. Numbered 325-347, twenty-three units were delivered in Santa Fe's revived "Super-Fleet&quo... (more)
Three dual-service Santa Fe F7s and a blue/yellow F7B freight unit roars by, with a westbound Red Ball train in Joliet, Illinois March 10, 1970. Photo Fred Scott, R.L.collection.
Rolling into the station
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)