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April 2009 railfanning trip to NM, AZ and KS

A springtime railfanning trip to the Santa Fe mini-meet and Free-mo layout in Winslow, AZ and to help on Mike Tomei's ATSF Albuquerque Sub layout as part of Kansas City Prorail 2009, getting there on Amtrak's Southwest Chief. Brian Kreimendahl's pictures of the Winslow event can be found on https://pbase.com/intermodal/winslow_2009 , Perry Lambert's are on https://pbase.com/superfleet93/winslow_southwest_freemo_setup&page=all
Hello, Mr.President!
Hello, Mr.President!		 Albuquerque is about the Big Eye and balloons
Albuquerque is about the Big Eye and balloons		 Santa Fe freight house
Santa Fe freight house		 Really??? They run on tracks?
Really??? They run on tracks?		 old Santa Fe shops, left to fall apart
old Santa Fe shops, left to fall apart
old Route 66 bridge over the Rio Puerco
old Route 66 bridge over the Rio Puerco		 peeking out between the rocks
peeking out between the rocks		 westbound stack train
westbound stack train		 Get your kicks on...
Get your kicks on...		 WB stack train
WB stack train
Western New Mexico rush hour
Western New Mexico "rush hour"		 four (!) solid (!) redheads going east
four (!) solid (!) redheads going east		 rubble and coal
rubble and coal		 snowstorm over Mt. Taylor
snowstorm over Mt. Taylor		 Amtrak #3 heading into the snowstorm
Amtrak #3 heading into the snowstorm
the Chief against the red rocks of NM
the Chief against the red rocks of NM		 catching the glint: Perry Lambert and Gary Walton were on this train
catching the glint: Perry Lambert and Gary Walton were on this train		 fading in the distance
fading in the distance		 storm clouds - watch the two different spellings of Coolidge Rd
storm clouds - watch the two different spellings of "Coolidge Rd"		 eastbound stack in the land of red rocks
eastbound stack in the land of red rocks
orange (and red) arrow
orange (and red) arrow		 old Santa Fe cantilever with new signals
old Santa Fe cantilever with new signals		 famous for celebrities: El Rancho Hotel
famous for celebrities: El Rancho Hotel		 former Santa Fe mainline power now used as switchers
former Santa Fe mainline power now used as switchers		 Amtrak #4 leaving Gallup
Amtrak #4 leaving Gallup
morning westbound
morning westbound		 open vista
open vista		 box car and the Coronado Sub junction
box car and the Coronado Sub junction		 rusting water tank and parked intermodal cars
rusting water tank and parked intermodal cars		 Apache power
Apache power
Alco smoke
Alco smoke		 Wigwam motel
Wigwam motel		 kicking up dust
kicking up dust		 railfans
railfans		 San Francisco peaks and distant headlight
San Francisco peaks and distant headlight
late afternoon eastbound
late afternoon eastbound		 sunset over the San Francisco peaks
sunset over the San Francisco peaks		 Torquoise room dinner with Robbie Forsstrom (a.k.a. Mr.MRL) and his Mom Marilyn
Torquoise room dinner with Robbie Forsstrom (a.k.a. Mr.MRL) and his Mom Marilyn		 Robbie F. and Tom Trodden in action
Robbie F. and Tom Trodden in action		 talking modules: Perry Lambert, Dave Oppedisano and Michael Gross
talking modules: Perry Lambert, Dave Oppedisano and Michael Gross
Robbie and his KCS unit train
Robbie and his KCS unit train		 that green stuff: Sterling Moore's BN manifest
that green stuff: Sterling Moore's BN manifest		 Elza and Michael Gross enjoying the layout
Elza and Michael Gross enjoying the layout		 exquisite weathering job!
exquisite weathering job!		 where the action was: Amtrak depot in Winslow
where the action was: Amtrak depot in Winslow
photo line outside the La Posada
photo line outside the La Posada		 Ken Rhoads' clinic
Ken Rhoads' clinic		 Mike Martin talking about display car #88
Mike Martin talking about display car #88		 hopper carrying a special joke
hopper carrying a special joke		 afternoon music with Robert Firth
afternoon music with Robert Firth
we were on the daily agenda
we were on the daily agenda		 chilling
chilling		 Perry Lambert having fun
Perry Lambert having fun		 afternoon action with Kevin Hughes, Matt Martin and Joe Rogers
afternoon action with Kevin Hughes, Matt Martin and Joe Rogers		 Perry shooting sharp
Perry shooting sharp
Brian, did you get to run a train?
Brian, did you get to run a train?		 The Lord of the Transcon giving directions to Adam Eastman of OKC Free-mo
The Lord of the Transcon giving directions to Adam Eastman of OKC Free-mo		 The Ghost of the Trancon having fun in Abo
The Ghost of the Trancon having fun in Abo		 Robbie and F45's
Robbie and F45's		 Free-mo guys from ABQ and SLC set up the layout
Free-mo guys from ABQ and SLC set up the layout
Dave Hussey talking F-units
Dave Hussey talking F-units		 another photo line
another photo line		 general Free-mo instructions
general Free-mo instructions		 home of the fun: the La Posada
home of the fun: the La Posada		 Tom Trodden trackside
Tom Trodden trackside
lonely Jeep in the desert
lonely Jeep in the desert		 Canyon Diablo guard rails
Canyon Diablo guard rails		 The Lord of the Transcon and his disciples gathering trackside
The Lord of the Transcon and his disciples gathering trackside		 the Glorious Seven forming a different kind of photo line
the Glorious Seven forming a different kind of photo line		 glint
glint
DPU
DPU		 sweet afternoon glint
sweet afternoon glint		 pounding the bridge
pounding the bridge		 trailer glint
trailer glint		 westbound at dusk
westbound at dusk
fading away
fading away		 low light action
low light action		 leaving Winslow
leaving Winslow		 into the gap
into "the gap"		 Winslow still got a turntable
Winslow still got a turntable
sweet lashup
sweet lashup		 still Standing on the corner...
still "Standing on the corner..."		 Mexican lunch at the Casa Blanca Cafe
Mexican lunch at the "Casa Blanca Cafe"		 Mike and Michael chilling
Mike and Michael chilling		 Gary Walton enjoying Sterling Moore's BN units
Gary Walton enjoying Sterling Moore's BN units
need a paint job?
need a paint job?		 Welcome back!
Welcome back!		 Amtrak #3 the Southwest Chief I
Amtrak #3 the "Southwest Chief" I		 Amtrak #3 the Southwest Chief II
Amtrak #3 the "Southwest Chief" II		 Amtrak #3 the Southwest Chief III
Amtrak #3 the "Southwest Chief" III
Amtrak #3 the Southwest Chief IV
Amtrak #3 the "Southwest Chief" IV		 new signal at North Guam
new signal at North Guam		 red rocks
red rocks		 afternoon light
afternoon light		 The Ghost of the Transcon
The Ghost of the Transcon
red rocks and another train
red rocks and another train		 Amtrak #4: Perry Lambert and Gary Walton were on this train
Amtrak #4: Perry Lambert and Gary Walton were on this train		 going slow due to track work
going slow due to track work		 historic Route 66 gas station
historic Route 66 gas station		 eastbound at Suwanee
eastbound at Suwanee
action at Rio Puerco; new signals are in place
action at Rio Puerco; new signals are in place		 Dalies cantilever signals
Dalies cantilever signals		 Still standing tall but how much longer?
Still standing tall but how much longer?		 westbound at Dalies
westbound at Dalies		 another westbound at Dalies
another westbound at Dalies
soon-to-be-gone signal bridge
soon-to-be-gone signal bridge		 a favorite spot
a favorite spot		 Santa Fe yard office
Santa Fe yard office		 Rio Grande River bridges
Rio Grande River bridges		 the south side concrete bridge over the Rio Grande
the south side concrete bridge over the Rio Grande
boardwalk inside the north (steel) bridge
boardwalk inside the north (steel) bridge		 what you get at East Sais now: a gate
what you get at East Sais now: a gate		 Abo Canyon bridge #1: train due
Abo Canyon bridge #1: train due		 roadbed for a second track through Abo Canyon
roadbed for a second track through Abo Canyon		 here he comes: two minutes too late...
here he comes: two minutes too late...
They're doing it! Shock!
They're doing it! Shock!		 blasting the way for a second track
blasting the way for a second track		 eastbound in the dust
eastbound in the dust		 a different scene now...
a different scene now...		 meet me at Scholle: soon this will be history
meet me at Scholle: soon this will be history
westbound ducking under U.S.60 bridge
westbound ducking under U.S.60 bridge		 Mountainair depot
Mountainair depot		 downtown Willard
downtown Willard		 roadside antelopes
roadside antelopes		 Brian and Catherine's new home on the range
Brian and Catherine's new home on the range
the original sign
the original sign		 Cathrine and Brian chilling
Cathrine and Brian chilling		 early morning glint: FIVE hours without a train!!!
early morning glint: FIVE hours without a train!!!		 The Lord of the Transcon setting up
The Lord of the Transcon setting up		 Lord of the Transcon taking a nap
Lord of the Transcon taking a nap
still no trains: depot at Vaughn
still no trains: depot at Vaughn		 The Ghost of the Transcon is desparate for trains
The Ghost of the Transcon is desparate for trains		 meet and EXCEED!!!
meet and EXCEED!!!		 First train of the day at noon!!!
First train of the day at noon!!!		 overpowered and very short Z-train
overpowered and very short Z-train
the only eatery in Willard
the only eatery in Willard		 Finally some trains!!!
Finally some trains!!!		 a rare vehicle train
a rare vehicle train		 meet at Kayser as seen from U.S.60
meet at Kayser as seen from U.S.60		 westbound into the dustbowl
westbound into the dustbowl
major construction zone
major construction zone		 ripping up the canyon
ripping up the canyon		 big trucks and a new access road
big trucks and a new access road		 Mexico-bound
Mexico-bound		 The Ghost of the Transcon back at a favorite spot
The Ghost of the Transcon back at a favorite spot
Ferromex-powered coal train
Ferromex-powered coal train		 unusual: an ex-BN extended cab GP50
unusual: an ex-BN extended cab GP50		 Come with me if you want to shoot trains!
Come with me if you want to shoot trains!		 afternoon westbound
afternoon westbound		 stark contrast
stark contrast
we're even shooting bare tables today, sigh!
we're even shooting bare tables today, sigh!		 down into the Rio Grande valley
down into the Rio Grande valley		 great Chili Cafe
great Chili Cafe		 early arrival (1h15min) due to lack of other traffic
early arrival (1h15min) due to lack of other traffic		 loading checked baggage
loading checked baggage
cleaning windows
cleaning windows		 filling up
filling up		 back on the Chief after 20 years
back on the Chief after 20 years		 today's #4, the Southwest Chief to Chicago
today's #4, the Southwest Chief to Chicago		 engineer and fuel man
engineer and fuel man
me and Henry, ready to go
me and Henry, ready to go		 Lamy depot from the train
Lamy depot from the train		 crossing the Spiderweb Bridge in Apache Canyon
crossing the Spiderweb Bridge in Apache Canyon		 snow-capped Rockies
snow-capped Rockies		 reverse curves at Blanchard
reverse curves at Blanchard
The Castaneda Harvey House
The Castaneda Harvey House		 enjoying the ride
enjoying the ride		 what is left of the old freight house
what is left of the old freight house		 Raton depot
Raton depot		 stop at Raton
stop at Raton
camera reflection
camera reflection		 Wooton ranch
Wooton ranch		 legs at dusk
legs at dusk		 Trinidad Am-shack
Trinidad "Am-shack"		 destination Lawrence
destination Lawrence
a visit to Jeff Needham's Santa Fe Northern layout
a visit to Jeff Needham's Santa Fe Northern layout		 Dodge City depot mockup on Jeff's layout
Dodge City depot mockup on Jeff's layout		 dinner with Judy, Mike and Chris Tomei
dinner with Judy, Mike and Chris Tomei		 operating session instructions
operating session instructions		 covering the mole job inside the snake den
covering the mole job inside the "snake den"
running the shooter
running the shooter		 westbound and down
westbound and down		 dispatching
dispatching		 intense operations
intense operations		 signing the guest book
signing the guest book
UP light power on the Kansas Pacific
UP light power on the Kansas Pacific		 the op gang
the op gang		 Mike watching the operations on his Raton Pass layout
Mike watching the operations on his Raton Pass layout		 call board
call board		 switching Albuquerque
switching Albuquerque
busy operators
busy operators		 chilling out after the run
chilling out after the run		 waiting for Doc to open up after a K.C. breakfast
waiting for Doc to open up after a K.C. breakfast		 UP in the Bottoms
UP in the Bottoms		 Santa Fe display car #88
Santa Fe display car #88
Santa Fe heavy weight car
Santa Fe heavy weight car		 riding out the tornado warning with a beer in our hands
riding out the tornado warning with a beer in our hands		 happy and proud and rightly so
happy and proud and rightly so		 single-unit stack train and signal bridges
single-unit stack train and signal bridges		 sunning in the beaver pond
sunning in the beaver pond
afternoon westbound
afternoon westbound		 encircled by green stuff
encircled by green stuff		 Dave, Anne, Sophie and - John
Dave, Anne, Sophie and - John		 Gary fixing Pizza
Gary fixing Pizza		 Jo - it's all about you
Jo - it's all about you
John loves candles
John loves candles		 John's got the train virus, too
John's got the train virus, too		 fun with Jo
fun with Jo		 friends since 1986
friends since 1986		 rainy eastbound at Holliday
rainy eastbound at Holliday
Bob and Joyce Miller in the basement
Bob and Joyce Miller in the basement		 racoon tracks on Bob's layout
racoon tracks on Bob's layout		 Bob and his Oklahoma based layout
Bob and his Oklahoma based layout		 more work on the garden layout
more work on the garden layout		 west end of Argentine
west end of Argentine
a dreary look west
a dreary look west		 Argentine LMIT
Argentine LMIT		 a peek at the experimental paint scheme
a peek at the experimental paint scheme		 wet locos on the ready tracks
wet locos on the ready tracks		 parting shot of the loco shops, a quick hello at Steve Priest's, then a long flight home
parting shot of the loco shops, a quick hello at Steve Priest's, then a long flight home

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