The 315 "yellowbonnet" was one of the 74 passenger F-units which had been leased to Amtrak for its trains operating on the Santa Fe. When the lease terminated, the units were converted... (more)
C means it was the third unit of the 347 consist. I wonder where the others are now...
Santa Fe had visions of a company museum, and was wise enough to hang onto a variety of locomotives with that in mind. It never happened, of course, and the collection was donated to the Californ... (more)
Tennessee Central Railway Museum's Fall Yard Sale excursion to Watertown passes through Mt. Juliet on it's return to Nashville.
OKLAHOMA CITY OK (January) 1975 — ATSF F7A 275L gleams in the sun while pausing at Nowers Yard. EMD built the phase II unit in November-December 1953 (b/n 18923) and delivered it in blue with ch... (more)
Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. The "white" on this unit seems to be particularly evident. Were there two different versions of the passe... (more)
Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. May have kept the silver units together due to gearing differences with blue units.
Speaking of B&O heritage....while this is technically ex-B&LE, it wears the paint well. Many B&LE F's hold pride of place on lines around the country.
A neat looking A-B-A F7 set is seen at the Handley West Virginia yard in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Another unspecified passenger train looking good with the Warbonnet leading the way. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
A fast Santa Fe 16 car mail train is seen west of Florence Kansas on July 1st 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
ATSF train 101, the Centennial State, is seen leaving Denver in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Special move to Galveston Railroad Museum for delivery of their adopted "ATSF" inspired F-units.
Durban and Greenbrier Valley, Tygart Flyer, departing Elkins WV.
Detouring southbound south of Littleton Colorado, due to flooding in Kansas, July 15th 1951. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
