Union Pacific’s Santa Cruz Local winds along the Pacific coastline at dusk in March 2005, near La Selva Beach, California. (click image to enlarge)
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BNSF 4877 East and Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, Winslow, AZ, November 2005
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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