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Viewing Album: 1980s
By:
Craig Walker
Dates:
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1989
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Title:
SP 7551 - Colton, CA - 10/30/85
Description:
Southern Pacific SD45R 7551 was the first SP unit to wear the colors of the proposed Southern Pacific Santa Fe merger. The unit originally had white SP initials on the hood and nose, but they were later changed to yellow. The striping on the sides of the nose and the red/black color break on the hood were also different than the other units in this scheme. This engine began life as SP SD45 8985.
Photo Date:
10/30/1985
Upload Date:
1/28/2011 12:45:41 PM
Location:
Kaiser, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
SP 7551(SD45R)
Views:
2585
Comments:
1
Title:
ATSF 3813
Description:
A Santa Fe westbound manifest smokes it up as it departs Barstow, California, behind GP50 3813 on November 9, 1985. The trailing units include a U36C, an SD45 and an SD45-2.
Photo Date:
11/9/1985
Upload Date:
10/22/2012 1:00:41 PM
Location:
Barstow, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Action
Locomotives:
ATSF 3813(GP50)
ATSF 8781(U36C)
Views:
744
Comments:
0
Title:
ATSF 5394 - Kaiser, Fontana, CA - 11/9/85
Description:
Santa Fe SD45 5394 was the first ATSF unit to wear the colors of the proposed Southern Pacific Santa Fe merger. The unit originally had white SF initials on the hood and nose, but they were later changed to yellow. There were also originally four stripes on the sides of the nose, and the red/black color break on the hood was also originally lower before being repainted to match the rest of the fleet (the red over the black on the hood is still visible). This engine began life as ATSF 5597.
Photo Date:
11/9/1985
Upload Date:
1/28/2011 12:44:10 PM
Location:
Kaiser, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
ATSF 5394(SD45u)
Views:
913
Comments:
3
Title:
SSW 7265 - City of Industry, CA - 12/23/1985
Description:
Photo Date:
12/23/1985
Upload Date:
9/13/2010 11:15:08 AM
Location:
City of Industry, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
SSW 7265(GP40-2)
Views:
748
Comments:
0
Title:
ATSF Tug Boat "Hastings"
Description:
Because the Santa Fe had no direct rail connection to the San Francisco Peninsula, the railroad rostered a fleet of three tugboats to ferry cars on barges across San Francisco Bay. The last of these three, the “Paul P. Hastings,” sits at the China Basin car float on June 24th, 1986. The tugboat was built in 1945 at Point Pleasant, West Virginia by the Marietta Manufacturing Company, and was acquired by the Santa Fe in February 1948 (and named for a Santa Fe Railroad executive, who was the VP of Uraffic when he retired in 1941). and was used until the railroad discontinued service to San Francisco in 1984. After the tug sat unused at China Basin for years, it was sold and eventually ended up seeing service again and renamed “Terminator.” On January 27th, 1992, follouing a collision with a cable-laying ship, the “Terminator” sank off Point Arena (about 100 miles north of San Francisco) in water about a mile deep.
Photo Date:
6/24/1986
Upload Date:
2/3/2013 10:50:38 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
552
Comments:
0
Title:
SP 2539 - San Francisco, CA - 6/20/86
Description:
Southern Pacific SW1500 2539, seen here is San Francisco, was one of only two SW1500s painted in the "Kodachrome" scheme that was created for the proposed Southern Paaific Santa Fe merger. The other "crud", 2575, shared colors but they were applied in a different manner (such as a red cab, for example).
Photo Date:
6/24/1986
Upload Date:
6/13/2010 4:42:42 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
SP 2539(SW1500)
Views:
808
Comments:
0
Title:
ATSF 5364 - Corona, CA - 7/86
Description:
A solid set of Kodachrome-painted diesels (SD45, FP45, F45, SD40-2) are on the headend of a solid train of USMC tanks. The train originated at Camp Pendleton, in northern San Diego County. The train is seen here crossing the Santa Ana River at the eastern end of Santa Ana Canyon as it heads east in July 1986.
Photo Date:
7/1/1986
Upload Date:
5/25/2010 5:32:59 PM
Location:
Corona, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Bridge,Action
Locomotives:
ATSF 5364(SD45u)
Views:
747
Comments:
1
Title:
Mount Rainier Scenic Railroak 5 - Elbe, WA - 8/16/86
Description:
Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad locomotive #5 is a 2-8-2 built in 1924 by the H.K. Porter Company. Originally Carlton & Coast Railroad #55, it was later sild to the Port of Grays Harbor as their #55, and they renumbered it to 5 at a later date. Then it was on to Shafer Brothers Logging (#5), Simpson Timber Company (#5) and then Shager Brothers Game Farm (still #5) before being sold to the Mt. Rainier Scenic. And somewhere along the line the tender was changed to a Vanderbilt. This Mikado was photographed at Elbe, Washington, on August 16, 1986.
Photo Date:
8/16/1986
Upload Date:
1/21/2011 6:45:11 PM
Location:
Elbe, WA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
560
Comments:
0
Title:
SP 4418 - Dolores Yard, Carson, CA - 9/8/86
Description:
Southern Pfcific SD9R (also known as an SD9E by some) 4418 lays over at Dolores Yard in Carson, California, on September 8, 1986. The engine wears the colors of the proposed Southern Pacific Santa Fe merger which, of course, was denied by the Interstate Commerce Commission. SP 4418 is the former 3910, originally 5432.
Photo Date:
9/8/1986
Upload Date:
12/30/2010 1:16:35 AM
Location:
Carson, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
Views:
706
Comments:
1
Title:
ATSF 8146 - Corona, CA - 9/21/1986
Description:
Photo Date:
9/21/1986
Upload Date:
12/30/2010 1:27:48 AM
Location:
Corona, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
Views:
447
Comments:
0
Title:
ATSF 9512 - Corona, CA.- 9/21/1986
Description:
Santa Fe SF30C 9512, seen here on the point of an eastbound freight in Corona, California, is a rebuilt U36C. ATSF 9512 was originally ATSF 8724.
Photo Date:
9/21/1986
Upload Date:
1/1/2011 2:42:45 AM
Location:
Corona, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
ATSF 9512(SF30C)
Views:
646
Comments:
1
Title:
ATSF 9536 - Corona, CA - 9/21/86
Description:
Santa Fe SF30C 9536 is ex-U36C 8767.
Photo Date:
9/21/1986
Upload Date:
12/30/2010 1:33:57 AM
Location:
Corona, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
ATSF 9536(SF30C)
Views:
465
Comments:
0
Title:
SP 4372 - Roseville, CA - 9/23/86
Description:
Photo Date:
9/23/1986
Upload Date:
12/30/2010 12:04:07 AM
Location:
Roseville, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
SP 4372(SD9E)
Views:
758
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 3046 - North Platte, NE - 10/7/86
Description:
Before production began on EMDs new line of 645-engine diesels, there were various test bed diesels constructed. Commonly called SD40X diesels (and, less commonly, SDX40s) by railfans, EMD simply referred to these as SD40s, even though they differed from production SD40s in many ways - such as being built on SD35 frames, having SD45-style flared radiators (on the first four only) and having a unique AR10 alternator electrical system. On October 7, 1986, Union Pacific 3045 and 3046 were found working the hump at the railroads Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska. These were two of the six "SD40X" diesels built by EMD and later sold to the UP following their demonstration runs. Union Pacific 3045 was originally EMD 434F and UP 3046 was the former EMD 434G; each built in April 1965 and sold to the UP in February 1966. Two years and 16 days after this photo was shot, UP 3046 would be retired. Flared radiator 3045 would soldier on until October 1991.
Photo Date:
10/7/1986
Upload Date:
2/1/2011 9:39:52 PM
Location:
North Platte, NE
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
UP 3046(SD40X)
UP 3045(SD40X)
Views:
2297
Comments:
1
Title:
SP 6782 - Los Angeles, CA - 4/28/87
Description:
Southern Pacific SD45T-2R 6782 is the former SP SD45T-2 9186, originally built in 2/72 and rebuilt in 10/86.
Photo Date:
4/28/1987
Upload Date:
11/23/2010 10:48:02 AM
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
SP 6782(SD45T-2R)
Views:
675
Comments:
0
Title:
SP 3850
Description:
Rumbling through Pomona, California, on Ocho de Mayo 1987, a typically ecclectic Southern Pacific lash-up leads a hauler on its way to the West Colton Yard. GP9R 3850 (ex-SP GP9 3679, nee-SP 5816) leads another GP9R, an SDP45 and a B30-7 east under "May Gray" skies ... That Gyralight really cut through the haze!
Photo Date:
5/8/1987
Upload Date:
2/27/2012 1:14:31 AM
Location:
Pomona, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
SP 3850(GP9R)
Views:
1836
Comments:
6
Title:
DSNG 476
Description:
Durango & Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad's "San Juan Express" arrived in Durango behind 2-8-2 #476, a former D&RGW K-28 class engine, on August 16, 1987.
Photo Date:
8/16/1987
Upload Date:
9/10/2011 1:27:22 PM
Location:
Durango, CO
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
DSNG 476(2-8-2)
Views:
1075
Comments:
1
Title:
DSNG 476
Description:
Photo Date:
8/16/1987
Upload Date:
9/10/2011 1:28:00 PM
Location:
Durango, CO
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
DSNG 476(2-8-2)
Views:
574
Comments:
0
Title:
DSNG 481
Description:
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 2-8-2 481 crosses Highway 550 as it brings a southbound train into Durango, CO, from Silverton on August 16, 1987.
Photo Date:
8/16/1987
Upload Date:
9/10/2011 1:29:10 PM
Location:
Durango, CO
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
DSNG 481(2-8-2)
Views:
658
Comments:
0
Title:
BN 7151
Description:
An eastbound Burlington Northern freight, led by a quartet of SD40-2s, makes crew change in McCook, Nebraska, on August 20th, 1987. McCook, in southwestern Nebraska, is the division point where the Colorado Division meets the Nebraska Division, and it is also where the time changes from Central Time to Mountain Time (on the railroad - the actual time zone border is roughly 50 miles further west). The large, brick station was constructed by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy in 1925 (replacing a station built in 1882) and, once a stop for the famed "California Zephyr," remains a stop for Amtraks "California Zephyr.".
Photo Date:
8/20/1987
Upload Date:
12/27/2015 2:19:07 PM
Location:
McCook, NE
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
BN 7151(SD40-2)
Views:
385
Comments:
1
Title:
AMTK 328 - Middle River, CA - 6/21/88
Description:
The morning sun glints off the side of westbound Amtrak "San Joaquin" #710 as it crosses the drawbridge at Middle River on June 21, 1988. As it races across the Santa Fe line that crosses Californias delta region in the northern part of the state, passenger enjoy scenery that is vastly different from most of their trip up Californias San Joaquin Valley from Bakersfield. Before long this train will transfer to Southern Pacific trackage in order to complete its run to urban Oakland - yet another change of scenery for the passengers to enjoy.
Photo Date:
6/21/1988
Upload Date:
2/7/2011 1:15:06 AM
Location:
Middle River, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
AMTK 328(F40PHR)
Views:
574
Comments:
0
Title:
BN 7170 - McCook, NE - Summer 1988
Description:
A westbound Burlington Northern freight, behind SD40-2 7170, pauses for a crew change at the division point (and passenger station) at McCook, Nebraska in the summer of 1988.
Photo Date:
8/1/1988
Upload Date:
6/19/2010 4:42:45 PM
Location:
McCook, NE
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Station
Locomotives:
BN 7170(SD40-2)
BN 7037(SD40-2)
Views:
664
Comments:
2
Title:
VMVX 3100 - West Colton Yard, Bloomington, CA - 8/31/88
Description:
Photo Date:
8/31/1988
Upload Date:
12/24/2010 9:35:15 PM
Location:
Bloomington, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
VMVX 3100(SD45)
Views:
822
Comments:
0
Title:
VMVX 6673 - West Colton Yard, Bloomington, CA - 8/31/88
Description:
Photo Date:
8/31/1988
Upload Date:
12/24/2010 9:32:15 PM
Location:
Bloomington, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
VMVX 6673(GP40)
Views:
839
Comments:
0
Title:
VMVX 6673 - West Colton Yard, Bloomington, CA - 8/31/88
Description:
Photo Date:
8/31/1988
Upload Date:
12/24/2010 9:33:34 PM
Location:
Bloomington, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
VMVX 6673(GP40)
Views:
576
Comments:
0
Title:
ATSF 347C - Pasadena, CA - 2/7/89
Description:
Santa Fe had visions of a company museum, and was wise enough to hang onto a variety of locomotives with that in mind. It never happened, of course, and the collection was donated to the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Among those engines was an A-B set of F-units, painted in the Yellow Warbonnet colors they wore at retirement. In the late 1980s, the Santa Fe wanted to create some films promoting their upcoming Superfleet intermodal service, and the filmmakers wanted some classic Santa Fe power for some of the scenes (which would then dissolve into contemporary scenes as the train passed). The Santa Fe arranged to use the Museum’s Fs, and as part of the deal, the Santa Fe would restore them cosmetically for the Museum – painting them back into the iconic red and silver Warbonnet scheme. (Interestingly, the 347C never wore the Warbonnet colors with that number, as it was repainted into the Yellow Warbonnet scheme when renumbered from it’s second number - 306C. It was originally ATSF 39C.) The Fs are seen here posing in front of the Pasadena, California, passenger station during some of that filming. These days, the Fs are back at the Museum in Sacramento, the Santa Fe is no more and this line through Pasadena is much more active, albeit with light rail vehicles, as the Los Angeles Metro Gold Line. And the restoration of these Fs was the seed that led to the repainting of Santa Fe’s FP45 into red and silver Superfleet colors, which then carried over to the roads new GP60Ms, Dash 8-40BWs, GP60Bs, Dash 8-40CWs, Dash 9-44CWs and SD75Ms. The early ‘90s were a great time to be trackside on the Santa Fe!
Photo Date:
2/7/1989
Upload Date:
2/17/2011 3:32:52 PM
Location:
Pasadena, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
ATSF 347C(F7A)
Views:
1669
Comments:
2
Title:
AMTK 214
Description:
A southbound "San Diegan" departs Santa Ana, California, on its way to San Diego in May 1989. The Santa Ana Transportation Center "stood in" for Los Angeles' Union Station in the film "Rain Man."
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
5/22/2010 11:14:51 PM
Location:
Santa Ana, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
AMTK 214(F40PH)
Views:
465
Comments:
0
Title:
Amtrak 214
Description:
A southbound "San Diegan" departs Santa Ana, California, on its way to San Diego in May 1989. The Santa Ana Transportation Center "stood in" for Los Angeles Union Station in the film "Rain Man."
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
5/22/2010 11:18:16 PM
Location:
Santa Ana, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
AMTK 214(F40PH)
Views:
703
Comments:
1
Title:
SP 4449 & UP 8444 - Los Angeles, CA - 5/5/89
Description:
To kick off the festivities celebrating Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminals 50th Anniversary, two big Northerns (Southern Pacific 4449 and Union Pacific 8444) rounded the curve by Terminal Tower to arrive at the station. The two 4-8-4s would remain on display throughout the weekend, as would cab unit diesels from the three railroads (Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific) that called on LAUPT prior to the formation of Amtrak. Photographed on Cinco de Mayo 1989.
Photo Date:
5/5/1989
Upload Date:
2/7/2011 12:56:33 AM
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
SP 4449(4-8-4)
UP 8444(4-8-4)
Views:
5490
Comments:
0
Title:
SP 6051, UP 951 & ATSF 347C - Los Angeles Union Passenger Termial, Los Angeles, CA - 5/6/89
Description:
As part of the celebration of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminals 50th Anniversary, cab units from the three original tennant railroads were posted next to each other to recreate a popular PR and postcard photo from the pre-Amtrak days. From left to right are Southern Pacific E9A 6051, Union Pacific E9A 951 and Santa Fe F7A 347C on May 6, 1989. The SP and ATSF diesels are owned by the California State Railroad Museum, and the UPs E-unit is part of that roads historic fleet.
Photo Date:
5/6/1989
Upload Date:
2/1/2011 1:11:04 AM
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
UP 951(E9A)
ATSF 347C(F7A)
Views:
6988
Comments:
6
Title:
SP 6051, UP 951 & ATSF 347C - Los Angeles Union Passenger Termial, Los Angeles, CA - 5/6/89
Description:
As part of the celebration of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminals 50th Anniversary, cab units from tke three original tenant railroads were posted next to each other to fr the many photographers present. From left to right are Southern Pacific E9A 6051, Union Pacifid E9A 951 and Santa Fe F7A 347C on May 6, 1989. The SP and ATSF diesels are owned by the California State Railroad Museum, and the UPs E-unit is part of that roads hisuoric fleet. The SP engine is carrying the number for the "Coast Daylight" in its numberboards, while the UP unit has the "City of Los Angeles" number in its boards. *Santa Fe didn’t display train numbers on their engines.)
Photo Date:
5/6/1989
Upload Date:
2/10/2011 3:58:21 PM
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
UP 951(E9A)
ATSF 347C(F7A)
Views:
4269
Comments:
0
Title:
ATSF 101 - San Bernardino, CA - 7/4/89
Description:
On July 4, 1989, Santa Fe debuted a pair of FP45s in the return of the Warbonnet scheme. With a little imagination, it was easy to image what it was like in 1967 when these handsome engines first arrived in San Bernardino, California, fresh from EMDs La Grange, Illinois, factory. A little judicious framing with the stations ivy covered columns, and the larger lettering on the 1989 version was eliminated from view.
Photo Date:
7/4/1989
Upload Date:
5/25/2010 5:31:18 PM
Location:
San Bernardino, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
ATSF 101(FP45)
Views:
865
Comments:
3
Title:
VMVX 3123 - Dolores Yard, Carson, CA - 05/88
Description:
Photo Date:
12/31/1989
Upload Date:
12/24/2010 9:29:52 PM
Location:
Carson, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
VMVX 3123(SD45)
Views:
1105
Comments:
0
Title:
BN 9269
Description:
Photo Date:
7/10/1995
Upload Date:
7/29/2013 12:02:34 AM
Location:
Gillette, WY
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
BN 9269(SD60M)
BN 9220(SD60M)
Views:
615
Comments:
1
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