A blue and yellow freight F7 the 254, is replacing the usual E8M on the No.191, the Denver to LaJunta passenger train as it passes Littleton on November 11, 1970. It is near the end of Santa Fe passenger service on the Joint Line as Amtrak will not continue this operation after May 1, 1971. Part of my slide collection, K. Crist Photo.
Photos showing the railroad pole lines. The pole line used four basic electrical circuits - telegraph, telephone, signaling, and power. Modern technologies of fiber optics, microwave, radio, satellite, and computers have been replacing the pole lines.
Photos of North America's favorite First Generation locomotives. EMD, ALCO, Baldwin; essentially anything that represents the OG wide cab diesel locomotive
The Santa Fe's warbonnet paint scheme on passenger diesel locomotives was one of the most iconic in railroading. It appealed to travelers and modellers alike, and helped brand Santa Fe all the way from Chicago to California and Texas.
