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santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Well, it's not Sunday any more, but I took these pictures on Sunday. One end of the lower level staging yard.
Some covered hoppers filled with grain waiting on the siding.
A load of concrete highway bridge beams on a bulkhead flat car.
Some covered hoppers filled with grain waiting on the siding.
A load of concrete highway bridge beams on a bulkhead flat car.
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Some random Santa Fe freight car and engine pictures.
A couple of Accurail covered hoppers.
An Athearn covered hopper.
An Athearn 50' flatcar with load by Chooch.
A pair of Scaletrains Dash9-44CW's
A couple of Accurail covered hoppers.
An Athearn covered hopper.
An Athearn 50' flatcar with load by Chooch.
A pair of Scaletrains Dash9-44CW's
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
More from the layout, this time another shot of the north staging yard with a pair of GP40X's in the foreground and a pair of GP60's behind them.
Note that the horns on the GP40X on the right have been moved to the center of the long hood; the headlight not seen, has been moved from above the cab to the front of the nose. Santa Fe made these changes in the late 80's to the entire fleet to reduce noise in the cab and to reduce glare from the headlight. The GP40X's are Athearn RTR, the GP60's are P2K.
Here's the same two plus another GP40X headed through the town of Vernon.
Here's a trio of CF7's traveling through Charlottesville.
All of my CF7's are Athearn RTR.
And now a pair of SD40-2's traveling out of Vernon. Note here too, the lead loco has been shopped to move the horn and headlight. They did this over a period of a couple of years. This pair is also Athearn RTR.
Here is a GP60B sandwiched between a pair of GP60M's.
Another shot of these Athearn RTR locos.
ATSF liked the GP60 series, having 40 of the standard cabs in the blue/yellow warbonnet scheme as pictured in the first photo, 23 GP60B's and 63 GP60M's. They were the only road to purchase the B & M units.
Note that the horns on the GP40X on the right have been moved to the center of the long hood; the headlight not seen, has been moved from above the cab to the front of the nose. Santa Fe made these changes in the late 80's to the entire fleet to reduce noise in the cab and to reduce glare from the headlight. The GP40X's are Athearn RTR, the GP60's are P2K.
Here's the same two plus another GP40X headed through the town of Vernon.
Here's a trio of CF7's traveling through Charlottesville.
All of my CF7's are Athearn RTR.
And now a pair of SD40-2's traveling out of Vernon. Note here too, the lead loco has been shopped to move the horn and headlight. They did this over a period of a couple of years. This pair is also Athearn RTR.
Here is a GP60B sandwiched between a pair of GP60M's.
Another shot of these Athearn RTR locos.
ATSF liked the GP60 series, having 40 of the standard cabs in the blue/yellow warbonnet scheme as pictured in the first photo, 23 GP60B's and 63 GP60M's. They were the only road to purchase the B & M units.
AirbrushNo5
Well-Known Member
I guess it’s still Sunday…
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