A smattering of NM slides, all taken in June 1997. In order, they were taken at Rio Puerco, Grants and near Suwanee.
According to Wikipedia, Homestake Pass has been inactive since 1983. What makes railheads shiny ? Dom
A question for the Santa Fe fans. I noticed that all of the SD-40-2s I shot in the late '90s sported an 'MKM' stenciled under the number on the cab side. Did this identify the unit as a leaser from Morrison-Knudsen (as a guess) or was it maybe a shop identifier? Just curious. Thanks! As examples, the 5088 was at Raton, NM in October of '96 and the 5122 was at Grants, NM in June of '97.
Apparently, Santa Fe owned the SD40-2s, but had a service contract for them with Morrison-Knudsen. https://mrr.trains.com/news-reviews...review-kato-ho-scale-sd40-2-diesel-locomotive
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" At least the clean one is leading! A fairly fresh AC4400CWM leads CP 199 at the Split.
Standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona …….. First and second slides from March '97 and the third from June '97.
The Santa Fe's Canyon Diablo (AZ) bridge is a neat, but difficult-to-access spot on the transcon between Flagstaff and Winslow. I'm certain we broke every rental car Agreement clause forbidding off-roading to get there, even stopping multiple times to remove large rocks from the hardscrabble road. I'd have preferred Warbonnets on the bridge, but the two BN B-Units were pretty cool. These were shot in March 1997.
Winona, AZ is known as Darling on the Santa Fe and it's a great location for photography. To the right is Humphrey's Peak at 12,633 FT. [March 1997]
Killer shots on the old ATSF! Here's something modern for ya... "CP 7051" So clean grandma could eat off her pilot, CP 7051 has just been received from the rebuilder, and only on the property for a day or two. 7051 was originally built as a CP SD90MAC, in the 9100-series in between 1998 and 1999. This photo, taken at the CP office in Minot, was about 15 minutes from being spoiled by the shadows from the building. Timing is everything!