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Cruzin' Past Hotel California

The Santa Cruz Local runs up Beach St. in downtown Santa Cruz, passing an old apartment complex that could pass for "Hotel California."
- Superchief3751
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- Dec 8, 2008
- cruz local running santa street up
- Comments: 6
- Category: Western United States
Before the fred there was a caboose!

Santa Fe knew how to bring up the rear of an eastbound intermodal freight seen crossing over the remnants of old Hwy.138 through Cajon Pass' Mormon Rocks in 1985.
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- Nov 22, 2008
- caboose fe mormon rocks santa
- Comments: 2
- Category: Western United States
Santa Fe #3751 - Through the Orange Groves 2008

Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Santa Fe Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here eastbound/southbound approaching San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink trackage.
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- Nov 6, 2008
- diego fe san santa special steam
- Comments: 1
- Category: Mainline Excursions
When Summit Wore Blue and Yellow

Santa Fe GP50 #3835 leads a COFC/TOFC train eastbound through Cajon Summit on the 1st Subdivision's Main #1 in 1985.
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- Nov 4, 2008
- cajon fe santa summit
- Comments: 5
- Category: Western United States
Classic Santa Fe through Blue Cut

Santa Fe B36-7 #7498 with the unique air-intake sound baffles leads a GP40X through Cajon Pass' Blue Cut on the #1 Main of the 1st Subdivision in 1985.
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- Nov 3, 2008
- blue cajon cut fe pass santa
- Comments: 3
- Category: Western United States
Santa Fe F45 #5987 through Santa Ana Canyon

On a beautiful clear day in Santa Ana Canyon, Santa Fe F45 #5987 heads it COFC/TOFC train eastbound at the east end of Prado Dam siding on the 3rd Subdivision in 1985.
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- Nov 2, 2008
- 3rd dam fe prado santa subdivision
- Comments: 6
- Category: Western United States
Super Fleet Warbonnets Summit Bound

Santa Fe #160 leads an A-A-A-A set of red/silver GP60M warbonnet power on this eastbound TOFC train through the sweeping curve into Cajon Summit in Cajon Pass on March 30, 1991.
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- Oct 25, 2008
- cajon fe pass santa summit
- Comments: 6
- Category: Western United States
East Meets West at Woodford

Santa Fe SuperFleet Warbonnet units take the mainline westbound through Woodford while Blue and Yellow units hold the siding in the late afternoon sun in Tehachapi Pass in 1995.
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- Oct 23, 2008
- fe pass santa tehachapi woodford
- Comments: 6
- Category: Western United States
Along the Pacific

Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Fourth District on September 21, 2008 with the running of AAPRCO's excursion special, the "San Diegan", seen here southbound along the Pacific Ocean at San Clemente's Calafia Beach.
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- Oct 19, 2008
- 3751 aaprco fe santa
- Comments: 2
- Category: Mainline Excursions
San Diego Steam Special Through Oceanside

Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here southbound approaching Cassidy Street in south Oceanside.
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- Oct 12, 2008
- #3751 diego fe oceanside san santa special steam
- Comments: 2
- Category: Mainline Excursions
SF Kodachrome @ Cajon Station

Eastbound Santa Fe SD45-2 "Kodachrome" #5811 charges through Cajon Station while leading a TOFC train up Main #1 in Cajon Pass in 1989.
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- Oct 11, 2008
- cajon fe kodachrome pass santa station
- Comments: 4
- Category: Western United States
ATSF/BNSF/BN - Headin' Down the Pass

Classic ATSF blue/yellow warbonnet B23-7 #6398 leads a BNSF red/silver warbonnet unit and a BN cascade green unit hauling baretables through Cajon Station on the #2 Main in Cajon Pass in July 1998.
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- Oct 10, 2008
- cajon fe pass santa station
- Comments: 3
- Category: Western United States
Southern Pacific Through Santa Susana

SP SD45 #7481 west leads its train through the classic backdrop of the Chatsworth hills of Santa Susana Pass on the Santa Barbara Sub coastline route in 1984.
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- Oct 2, 2008
- pass santa susana
- Comments: 8
- Category: Western United States
EFVM 814

EFVM 814 and 829 leading a blast furnance draeg train at 622 km in Ribeirao da Mata.
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- Sep 29, 2008
- brazil ddm45 efvm luzia santa
- Comments: 1
- Category: International Freight Trains
New Santa Fe SD75M's,Those were the days!

Two brand spanking new SD75M's head an eastbound at Needles,CA. April 1995. Along with the GP60M and B40-8W's, the SD75M's were only ordered by the Santa Fe.
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- Aug 12, 2008
- emd fe needles santa sd75m
- Comments: 2
- Category: Western United States
Departing for Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Big Trees and Pacific CF7 #2641 approaches the depot at Felton with the first train of the morning bound for Santa Cruz. The railroad operates on the ex-SP Olympia Branch, primarily hauling tourists with a small amount of freight traffic on the side.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Jul 21, 2008
- camp cf7 cruz roaring santa
- Comments: 0
- Category: Tourist Railways - Diesels
A Second Chance

BNSF hoppers seem to migrate to northern Alberta on a regular basis, but this one stands out. Santa Fe 350346 appears fully intact, free of any patches or other things that symbolize the demise of the Santa Fe. Here we see him heading back east on CN 314. I caught this same car going north on...
- zartok-35
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- Jul 16, 2008
- 2 314 350346 atsf bay car cn fe hopper santa
- Comments: 1
- Category: Freight Cars
Getting Wyed at Miramar

In order to turn around for the return to LA, ATSF 3751 had to make its way back to Miramar where there is a wye onto a short branch line that leads to MCAS Miramar. As it's been many years since the wye has seen an engine this large, great care was taken in its turning, and the 3751 was...
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Jun 3, 2008
- 3751 atsf fe santa
- Comments: 6
- Category: Mainline Excursions
ATSF 3751 at Encinitas

Evening approaches as ATSF 3751 speeds through Encinitas on the way back to LA. The return trip was a long one - it didn't arrive in LA until after 10 pm.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Jun 2, 2008
- 3751 atsf fe santa
- Comments: 5
- Category: Mainline Excursions
Crossing Hawthorne Street

ATSF 3751 crosses Hawthorne Street as it departs downtown San Diego with the skyline looming in the background.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Jun 2, 2008
- 3751 atsf fe santa
- Comments: 2
- Category: Mainline Excursions

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