Fluidr / rolfstumpf's "CA&AZ Trip November 1996" set

N 40 B 450 C 10 E Nov 10, 2024 F Nov 9, 2024

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On November 9, 1996 we were surprised by a solid Burlington Northern power set on an eastbound manifest with a long string boxcars making up most of the train.

Colorado River bridge at Topock, Arizona

Santa Fe and the Route 66

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Two Santa Fe trains are about to pass each other on the Needles Sub east of Essex, CA.

A lonely truck is making miles on the Route 66.

November 8, 1996

Speed silhouette

N 11 B 335 C 2 E Nov 10, 2024 F Nov 9, 2024

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Santa Fe 5102 speeds through the Mojave desert at Essex, CA.

November 8, 1996

SP switcher at Tucson

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Southern Pacific 2750 at Tucson, AZ. Note the derail sign... A wheel, a stick, a plate and some paint.

November 14, 1996

At the El Centro depot

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Southern Pacific 8599 (SD40-2M, nee SCL SD45 2013)

El Centro, CA
November 15, 1996