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SANTA FE STEAM POWER
Image, Santa Fe 2-8-0 #702 poses at Stockton Order No. SF702I Photo, SANTA FE 2-8-0 #702 poses at Stockton Order No. SF702P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes An aging Santa Fe Consolidated, #702, poses at the Stockton engine terminal in the late 1930's. -------------------- AT&SF 2-6-2 #1010
Image, Ealy Santa Fe 2-6-2 #1010 Order No. SF1010I An earlier Santa Fe 2-6-2 locomotive #1010 is captured in this 1930's view. -------------------- AT&SF 2-10-2 #1683
Photo, Santa Fe 2-10-2 #1683/frt for Mojave Order No. SF1683P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A strong Santa Fe 2-10-2, #1683, is seen in rear end helper service as the freight it is pushing charges the main toward Tehachapi, out of Bakersfield, California, 1943. -------------------- AT&SF 2-6-2 #1828
Image, AT&SF 2-6-2 Loco #1828 in winter Order No. SF1828I A dusting of snow covers the ground as Santa Fe 2-6-2 locomotive #1828 pauses from service in back of the roundhouse. -------------------- AT&SF 4-6-4 #3462
Image, Santa Fe 4-6-4 Loco #3462, 1938 Order No. SF3462I A powerful Santa Fe 4-6-4 locomotive #3462 pauses with its train at La Junta, Colorado, January 22, 1938. Image is a little soft, but still a keeper! -------------------- AT&SF 4-6-2 #3524
Photo, SF 4-6-2 #3524 on "Scout" circa 1930's Order No. SF3524P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A Santa Fe Pacific, #3524, is seen departing Stockton, California for points south. -------------------- AT&SF 4-6-2 #3526 dbl-head
Photo, Santa Fe steam 3526-3763/"Scout" 1939 Order No. SF3526P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Santa Fe #3526 and #3763 are seen in double-headed service on train #2, the "Scout," just east of Williams, Arizona, 1939. -------------------- AT&SF 4-8-4's dbl-head
Photo, Santa Fe steam dbl-hdr/frt, Arizona Order No. SF3721P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3721 leads a second northern #3736 and westbound freight train under the semophores and around the curve just east of Williams, Arizona, 1949. -------------------- AT&SF 4-8-4 #3755
Image, Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3755/pass at LA, 1939 Order No. SF3755i Photo, Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3755/pass at LA, 1939 Order No. SF3755P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A big Santa Fe Northern slugs it out with a passenger train in tow at Los Angeles, California. On this very bright 1949 afternoon steam and steel are one. -------------------- AT&SF 4-8-4 #3774
Photo, Santa Fe #3774 on "Chief" out of LA Order No. SF3774P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Action and power is the name of the game as the big Santa Fe Northern #3774 highball's the main with the "Chief" out of Los Angeles, California, 1939. -------------------- AT&SF 4-8-4 #3775
Photo, Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3775/pass Williams, AZ Order No. SF3775P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Santa Fe Northern #3775 with cross country passenger train is seen leaving Williams, Arizona, 1939. -------------------- AT&SF 4-8-4 #3775 "view A"
Photo, AT&SF 4-8-4 3775 on L.A. "Chief" 1949 Order No. SF3775AP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes It is a bright 1949 day as the sun reflects off the glossy black paint on Santa Fe #3775 with the outbound "Chief" in tow. The density of light from the hot Los Angeles sun darkens the sky considerably. -------------------- AT&SF 2-10-2 #3849
Photo, Santa Fe 2-10-2 helper on Tehachapi Order No. SF3849P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes The Country is at War. The railroads are all overworked. In this view a large 2-10-2 Santa Fe work-horse #3849 provides tractive effort in the middle of the train to lesson the drawbar strain on the couplers. Smoke and steam suggest the grade on Tehachapi is being overcome this 1942 afternoon. -------------------- AT&SF 2-10-2 #3850 dbl-heading
Photo, Santa Fe steam dbl-hdr/frt, Arizona Order No. SF3850P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Santa Fe #3850 leads a second engine and long freight train under the semophores east of Williams, Arizona, and near the old Route 66 highway crossing, 1949. -------------------- AT&SF 2-10-2 #3860
Photo, Santa Fe #3860/troop train, 1943 Order No. SF3860P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Santa Fe locomotive #3860 is seen on the point of a long troop train just east of Bakersfield, headed for Tehachapi Loop and beyond. Note pusher way back on the train, 1943 -------------------- AT&SF 2-10-2 #3860 "view A"
Photo, Santa Fe Troop-Train, Tehachapi Loop Order No. SF3860AP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Though this 1943 Santa Fe troop-train, lead by #3860, is working upgrade, It was probably a previous train or two that made the sky over Tehachapi Loop the way it was. -------------------- AT&SF steam helper on Tehachapi
Photo, Santa Fe troup train steam helper Order No. SFHELP1P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A Santa Fe locomotive in helper service is seen behind the end of a troup train working upgrade on Tehachapi, circa 1943. -------------------- AT&SF 2-10-4 #5000
Image, Santa Fe 2-10-4 Loco #5000, 1930 Order No. SF5000I A monster of a locomotive, the Santa Fe 5000 was an experiment in maximum traction. The note in pencil on the back of this original photograph reads: "AT&SF 1930" --------------------
SANTA FE EARLIER DIESEL POWER
AT&SF E1A Diesel #6Photo, a modern Santa Fe "El Capitan" 1939 Order No. SFE-6P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A new streamlined Santa Fe "El Capitan" is seen with an EMD E1 and five cars leaving the Los Angeles Basin. The date is in November of 1939. Though the 60 year old negative has suffered some damage on the left side, and the shot was a little under developed to boot, it is still a great record shoot of a once great train! -------------------- AT&SF E1A Diesel #8
Photo, SF E1A #8 on "Golden Gate" at Stockton Order No. SFE1A8P Photographer: Fred C. Stoes An early 1,800 hp, 6-axle, EMD E1A graces the Santa Fe's "Golden Gate" streamliner at Stockton, CA. -------------------- AT&SF E1A Diesel #8 "view A"
Photo, SF E1 #8 on "Golden Gate" at Escalon Order No. SFE1A8AP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A brand new EMD E1A graces the Santa Fe's "Golden Gate" streamliner at Escalon, CA. -------------------- AT&SF 4-FT Diesels on Tehachapih
Photo, Santa Fe 4- FT diesel units, Tehachapi Order No. SF135DP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Four early Santa Fe EMD FT units lead a freight downgrade on the upper curve at Tehachapi Loop, 1945. -------------------- AT&SF 4-F1 Diesels on Tehachapih
Photo 4 F1 Santa Fe units/frt for Bakersfield Order No. SF158DP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Four EMD F1 Santa Fe diesels power a long freight toward Bakersfield after just coming down from Tehachapi. #158 is on the point. -------------------- AT&SF 4-FT Diesels on Tehachapih
Photo, Santa Fe early FTA's work Tehachapi Order No. SF165DP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes In this close up image early Santa Fe EMD "FTA's", with #165 on the point, work downgrade toward Bakersfield. They are on the loop curve just above and before the tunnel, 1943. -------------------- AT&SF EMD F45 Diesels on Tehachapih
Photo, Santa Fe F45, former 5902, Tehachapi Order No. SF5902DP Photographer: Rick Hamman While many a person has taken photographs at Tehachapi to cronicle the changes in motive power and technology, the one constant which remains the same is the lone tree on the second level. Here that tree provides depth and definition to Santa Fe EMD F45 #5902 and locomotive #5706 on the point of an upgrade freight. -------------------- AT&SF Oaland, California Depot
Photo, Santa Fe Oakland Depot, 1938 Order No. SFOAKDPTP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A couple of future passengers sit in the shade of the walkway of this beautiful Spanish style Santa Fe depot in the city of Oakland, California. --------------------
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