Above: Desert Speedboat, west of Palm Springs, Cal., July 2009 This page features some new photos for an upcoming project, following California’s historic highways through cities, deserts, beaches, and more. Watch for new arrivals as the project takes shape. (Click all photos to...
Read MoreSanta Fe Shops, Albuquerque
A tattered Santa Fe Railway herald adorns the locomotive shops in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the historic buildings closed in the 1990s and now stand empty. The 2007 image is an outtake from my Route 66 Railway book, landing on the cutting room floor due to lack of page space.
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In 1990, “Warbonnet” FP45 No. 102 leads a Santa Fe train up snowy Cajon Pass in California. A Southern Pacific freight can be seen roaring up the hill in pursuit. (click to enlarge)
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