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WAMX 4031 and WAMX 3920 sit at the engine facility in Lewiston, Idaho with BN caboose 12570 in October 2021.

UP 5300 East catches the early morning sunshine at the River Ranch Retreat in King Hill, Idaho in October 2021.

UP 8226 West leads a loaded grain train westbound at King Hill in October 2021.

UP 7419 is the rear helper on an eastbound double stack train at King Hill, Idaho in October 2021.

Santa Fe 5394 East makes a crew change at San Bernardino on its maiden trip showing off the new merger paint scheme in September 1985. SF caboose 999470 on a westbound has stopped to pick up the conductor and brakeman.

SF 141 East leads CSX 6007, SP 8332 and SP 7316 near Pantano east of Tucson. It was quite unusual to find one of Santa Fe's finest Red & Silver units leading an SP train on the Sunset route in 1995.

Santa Fe F45 5966 East leads a manifest train up Cajon Pass just east of Sullivans Curve in November 1986. Two GP30 mergers 2745 and 2755 are also in consist.

Santa Fe 8154 east meets SD9's SP 4440 and SP 4384 with an MOW train at Bealville siding in Tehachapi Pass.

Santa Fe 5309 West leads three BN units, 6494, 6830 and 7835 through Pisgah, CA in the afternoon of September 7, 1985.

Santa Fe 5394 East leads the 881 train up Cajon Pass on September 7th, 1985. The train has been stopped and position for a publicity photo at Sullivan's Curve. Mike Martin, public relations director, and a handful of other photographers, fire off multiple rolls of slide film capturing the event.

Santa Fe 4600 and SP 7333 sit nose to nose inside the SF Barstow yard in August 1985.

Santa Fe 5643 East with a pre-merger consist including SP 7319, SP 8498 and SF 6342 at the SF Barstow yard in October 1984.

Santa Fe converted SD45 B-Unit 5502 sits by itself at the Barstow diesel facility in August 1985.

Santa Fe 5501 a converted SD45 B unit is in consist with a train at San Bernardino yard in November 1986.

SP 8568, Rio Grande 3156 and SP 7470 lead the westbound NOLAT (New Orleans-Los Angeles) over the lower bridge at Cienega Creek. This was one of many detour trains going the wrong way down the eastbound track due to a derailment in September 1990.

SP 8330 East is about to pass next to the Mescal coaling tower with the LBHOT-06 (Long Beach-Houston Trailers). Todays consist includes another SP SD40 and four Rio Grande GP40's.

BN 8002 east leads an A-B-A-B consist into Interbay yard at Seattle, WA in May 1986. The consist 8002 "Tiger Stripe", BN 4117, BN 7162 and BN 4018.

BN 3147 "Tiger Stripe", BN 8003 and SP 8353 bask in the morning sunshine at the BN Interbay yard in Seattle, WA in March 1986.

SP 7413 west leads a colorful consist with HL (BN) 6692, SP 9188 and HL (MP) 3047. The KCCIA (Kansas City-City of Industry Autos) is stopped just east of the yard waiting for track to clear and a new crew to board.

SP 9751 West leads the CHLAX double stack train over the summit at Steins, NM with the Steins mountain in the background in February 1994.