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Santa Fe/BNSF In The Desert Southwest Page 1 Of 2 (Click on the thumbnail for a larger image) BNSF 1047 Near Mountainair, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 A "Pumpkin" C44-9W rolls a merchandise train westward down the upper reaches of Abo Canyon on a very hot July day. BNSF 1074 In Abo Canyon, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 35-105 f3.5, Kodak E200 BNSF 1074 continues down the double track in the upper half of Abo Canyon. Temperature at the time was an estimated 100 degrees. Santa Fe 551 At Sais, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 300mm f4, Kodak E200 A Santa Fe GE leads a westbound out of Abo Canyon at Sais. In the low flatlands the temperatue was hitting close to 105 degrees. Needless to say, I spent most of the time between trains in my truck with the A/C running full blast! Santa Fe 937 Near Grants, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 A Santa Fe C44 hustles a hot piggyback train west out of Grants. A few minutes before I had driven through Grants and a local bank thermometer indicate 105 degrees. Now that's hot for almost 7,000 ft elevation! Santa Fe 600 At Thoreau, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 The setting sun casts a warm glow on ATSF 600 as it climbs westbound toward the Continental Divide. Santa Fe 600 At Thoreau, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 Another shot of Santa Fe 600, this time heading into the setting sun. Santa Fe 8736 Near Williams Jct, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 300mm f4, Kodak E200 SF 8736 leads a doublestack train just east of Williams Junction. This photo was take a couple of days after the previous photos, and in the high country between Williams and Flagstaff the temps were much, much nicer. Santa Fe 139 Near Williams Jct, AZ - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak Kodachrome 64 With San Fransciso Peaks looming in the background, a Warbonnet GP60M leads a westbound doublestack near Williams Junction. Santa Fe 518 Near Williams Jct, AZ - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak Kodachrome 64 A Warbonnet B40-8W is on the point of a westbound piggyback train near Williams Junction. BN 7920 Near Williams Junction, AZ - 7/98 Canon A1, 300mm f4/2x teleconvertor, Kodachrome 64 BN 7920, an SD40-2, leads a stack train near Williams Junction. A LOT of BN green can be seen on the old ATSF mainline these days. Santa Fe 695 Near Williams Junction, AZ - 7/98 Canon A1, 300mm f4/2x teleconverter, Kodachrome 64 A C44-9W leads a very hot piggyback train westbound toward Williams. Santa Fe 6472 Near Double A, AZ - 7/98 Canon A1, 50mm f1.4, Kodak E200 A westbound stack train with Santa Fe Bluebonnet 6472 on the point traverses the cuts and fills near Double A. Double A is about 20 miles west of Williams on the Willaims to Ash Fork realignment. Santa Fe 151 At Double A, AZ - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 A Santa Fe GP60M blasts through Double A on it's westward trek. Santa Fe 5825 Near Bluewater, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 I'm on my way back home to Colorado, and here's ATSF 5825 pulling a stack train near Bluewater. Santa Fe 841 At Rio Puerco, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 A Santa Fe C40-8W leads a westbound through Rio Puerco. Santa Fe 536 Near Wagon Mound, NM - 7/98 Canon A1, 50mm f1.4, Kodak E200 Just east of Wagon Mound, SF 536 leads an empty stack train through the semaphores.

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