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ATSF335_EagleLakeTx_June76.jpg
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Santa Fe F-7 #335 at Eagle Lake,Tx -- June 1976
Southbound on the now abandoned Santa Fe "Cane Belt" Sealy-Matagorda line.
The ex-passenger unit has come down a notch from pulling the Super Chief etc. to this weed spraying train.
About to cross the SP Sunset Route with the back semaphore protecting the crossing of the (now also abandoned) SP Houston-Eagle Lake line.
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ATSF3667_JolietIll_Sept77.jpg
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ATSF GP39-2? #3667 leading a freight at Joliet,Ill -- September 1977
Northbound just ready to cross the Rock Island at Joliet Union Station.
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ATSF_atAGtower_AugustaKs_Sept78.jpg
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ATSF freight viewed from AG tower in Augusta,Ks -- September 1978
This is the cluttered view the Santa Fe operators had from the long gone AG Tower - looking north on the busy Wellington-Emporia line.
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ATSF5537_SealyTx_Dec76.jpg
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ATSF SD45? #5537 crossing the MKT at Sealy,Tx -- December 1976
Looking east on the Smithville-Houston MKT line - #5537 is southbound (but will do a little switching in town) on the Santa Fe Ft.Worth-Galveston\Houston route.
Between the tracks on the right was the location of the station.
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ATSF2842_CleburneTx_Dec76.jpg
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ATSF GP-7 #2842 and a few B units at Cleburne(Tx) shops -- December 1976
At the south end of the former Santa Fe shops and yard.
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ATSF_CameronTx_May77a.jpg
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Fun on the Santa Fe - or - why they banned friction bearings
While enjoying the parade of Santa Fe trains on the Ft. Worth - Houston/Galveston line at Cameron one evening this southbound came by with flames shooting out of one of the axles (luckily the first one ahead of the caboose). It was a little dark for pictures but tried anyway. They waited for the next southbound to come by which cut off its engines and moved the car to a connecting track.
The engine consist was interesting -- 2 GP-7, a GP"B" unit and a regular B unit.
The next 3 pictures are from this incident
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ATSFoperator_AGtower_AugustaKs_June78.jpg
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ATSF operator at AG tower in Augusta,Ks -- June 1978.
With train orders laid out and ready to go the only item missing is a telegraph key. The operator said wiring still existed in the tower for a telegraph hookup.
AG Tower was on the crossing of the Santa Fe Wellington - Emporia line and the Frisco Wichita - Beaumont route.
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ATSF2151_TempleTx_Sept79.jpg
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ATSF GP9 #2151 and ex-MP Eagle Cliff at Temple,Tx -- September 1979.
#2151 is ready to pull the Eagle Cliff out to hook it on the southbound Lone Star at the Santa Fe (Amtrak) station.
The Eagle Cliff was ready for its inaugural run after an excellent restoration job by the owner - Bert Dockall.
The "Cliff" was built by Pullman-Standard in 1948 with 5 double bedrooms and buffet lounge. It also has a soda fountain in the lounge section.
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ATSF3560_Oklahoma_Dec77.jpg
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ATSF GP38 #3560 in Oklahoma -- December 1977.
Northbound - heading into the siding for the northbound Lone Star.
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ATSF1430_SFshops_CleburneTx_Feb77b.jpg
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(2) ATSF SW9 #1430 at the Santa Fe shops CleburneTx.
February 1977.
Built in 1953 --
Became Amtrak #561 in 1984.
As of May 2002 it was still on the roster.
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ATSF_workcars_CleburneTx_Dec77.jpg
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ATSF heavyweight work cars at Cleburne,Tx.
December 1977.
It looks like these were all regular baggage cars (notice the rain gutters above where the baggage doors used to be) back in the passenger train days.
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ATSF2747_CleburneTxshops_Dec77.jpg
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ATSF engine "parts" at the Cleburne,Tx shops.
December 1977.
These engines - looks like GP-7 - are having their original parts dismantled and then most of them will be taken into the shop buildings to have new fabricated bodies added and turned into rebuilt GP7.
Sounds like the same procedure some of the Hollywood people go through.
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ATSFshops_CleburneTx_Dec77.jpg
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Throwing the switch on the Santa Fe at the Cleburne,Tx shops.
December 1977.
GP35 #3435 is rolling towards the switch on the ATSF Southern Division in Cleburne (about 30 miles south of Ft.Worth). The shops and yard are in the background.
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ATSF3539_BellvilleTx_May76.jpg
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(1) ATSF GP38 #3539 at Bellville,Tx -- May 1976.
The orders are up as a crew change is taking place on this northbound train. Bellville also had a roundhouse (torn down a few years before this shot).
All of this (except the main line and a siding or two) is long gone.
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ATSF2053_onCaneBelt_SealyTx_June88.jpg
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ATSF GP-7 (chopped) #2053 - and a wigwag - at Sealy,Tx
Sealy is on the Santa Fe Galveston/Houston-Ft.Worth line (about 60 miles west of Houston) with a branch line that went south to Matagora.
#2053 has come off the main and is headed down the branch for some local work.
Except for about a mile of track at this point the rest of the branch line was abandoned quite a while ago.
June 1988
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ATSF335_EagleLakeTx_June76a.jpg
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ATSF F-7 #335 at Eagle Lake,Tx -- June 1976.
This ex-passenger unit is southbound on the now abandoned Santa Fe Sealy-Matagorda "Cane Belt" branch with a weed killing train.
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ATSF2667_AlvinTx_July76a.jpg
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(1) ATSF GP-7 #2667 and a caboose at Alvin,Tx -- July 1976.
Sitting in front of the station - which still had an agent as evidenced by the order hoops on the left.
Alvin is about 25 miles south of Houston and 20 miles from Galveston.
Built in 1951 when Santa Fe still had some steam left - I wonder which steam engine was sent to the scrap yard with the delivery of this unit?
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ATSF2580_RosenbergTx_Nov77.jpg
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ATSF CF-7 #2580 at RosenbergTx -- November 1977.
Northbound on the Santa Fe Houston/Galveston-Ft.Worth Southern Division about ready to cross the SP Sunset Route at Tower 17 (about 35 miles west of Houston).
The track in the foreground is the connection to the SP Victoria line.
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ATSF5923_AGTower_AugustaKs_Dec77a.jpg
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Santa Fe F45 #5923 at AG tower - Augusta,Ks
Northbound passing AG Tower (built like a fort) between Wellington and El Dorado crossing the Frisco (now abandoned) Wichita branch.
AG Tower closed a couple years after this shot.
Augusta is about 21 miles east of Wichita.
December 1977
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ATSF8005_AugustaKs_Nov77.jpg
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ATSF U30CG #8005 at Augusta,Ks -- November 1977.
The U30CG were the last passenger units built for the Santa Fe (6 units built in 1967). This one is southbound about ready to cross the Frisco Wichita branch at AG Tower between El Dorado and Wellington.
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ATSF5856_CanyonDiabloArizona_Oct94.jpg
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ATSF SD45-2 #5856 leads an eastbound over the Canyon Diablo bridge between Flagstaff and Winslow on the Santa Fe in October 1994
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ATSF2785_SealyTx_Feb78.jpg
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Santa Fe GP7 #2785 on the "Cane Belt" branch near Sealy,Tx -- February 1978.
Southbound on the now abandoned Sealy-Matagora branch.
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ATSF2095_HBTshops_Houston_April77.jpg
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Santa Fe GP7 #2095 at the Houston Belt & Terminal shops in Houston.
Recently released from the Cleburne,Tx shops after a rebuild.
April 1977
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ATSF4610_ElPasoTx_Feb81.jpg
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Santa Fe SD24 #4610 at the El Paso,Tx shops.
I believe these shops were abandoned not to many years after this shot.
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ATSF335_GlenFloraTx_June76.jpg
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Santa Fe F7 #335 at Glen Flora, Texas
This ex-passenger unit is southbound with a weed spraying train on the now abandoned Sealy-Matagorda "Cane Belt" branch.
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ATSF2579_nearTempleTx_Nov76.jpg
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Santa Fe CF7 #2579 southbound between Temple and Cameron (just north of Heidenheimer). Due to a power shortage, Santa Fe had put quite a few B units back into sevice - some still in passenger paint.
November 1976
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ATSF275_SommervilleTx_Dec76a.jpg
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Santa Fe F7 #275 waits with a few B units at Sommerville,Tx. This is on the ATSF Ft.Worth-Galveston Southern Division - about 100 miles north of Houston. The Santa Fe line to Silsbee begins here.
December 1976
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ATSF275_SommervilleTx_Dec76.jpg
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Santa Fe F7 #275 waits with a few B units at Sommerville,Tx. This is on the ATSF Ft.Worth-Galveston Southern Division - about 100 miles north of Houston. The Santa Fe line to Silsbee begins here.
December 1976
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ATSF2852_CleburneTx_Dec76.jpg
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Santa Fe GP7 #2852 leads a southbound freight out of the ATSF shop and yards at Cleburne,Tx.
Neat open car racks!
Cleburne is about 30 miles south of Ft.Worth.
December 1976
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ATSF5537_SealyTx_Jan77a.jpg
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Santa Fe SD45 #5537 goes into the siding at Sealy,Tx.
The line crossing behind is the MKT Houston-Smithville route.
Sealy is about 50 miles (by highway) west of Houston.
January 1977
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ATSF3104_AugustaKs_July78.jpg
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Santa Fe GP20 at Augusta,Kansas
Working on the north side of Augusta on the very busy mainline of the Emporia sub -- the local crew works quickly to get done and off the main as I'm sure there are numerous freights bearing down on the area.
July 1978
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ATSF328_TempleTx_July77.jpg
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Santa Fe units at Temple,Tx
A grab shot from the vestibule of the northbound Lone Star after leaving the Santa Fe station in Temple. The Santa Fe had recently put back into service quite a few F "B" units that were in storage. F cab units were getting to be rare at this point.
July 1977
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ATSF2933_MilbyStShops_Houston_Aug77.jpg
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Various engines at HB&T shops in Houston.
There was always something interesting at the Houston Belt & Terminal shops at Milby St in Houston.
A few Santa Fe , Rock Island and HB&T units - including a B unit in passenger colors wait for their next assignment.
The railroad odors were often overtaken by the smell of coffee from the Maxwell House plant in the background.
August 1977
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ATSF2791A_bldplate_Oct76b.jpg
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(1) Santa Fe GP7B #2791A at Cleburne,Tx
The builders plate was still attached - "only" 23 years old at the time
October 1976
(2) The builders plate was still attached - "only" 23 years old at the time
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ATSF335_CleburneTx_Oct76a.jpg
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(1) Santa Fe F7 #335 at Cleburne,Tx
Ex-passenger F7 leads a freight southbound out of the Santa Fe yards and shops at Cleburne
October 1976
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ATSF_CleburneTx_Oct76a.jpg
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(2) Santa Fe F7 #335 at Cleburne,Tx
hand thrown switches will get it on to the main line by the station.
October 1976
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ATSF5531_AugustaKs_Nov77.jpg
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Santa Fe SD45 #5531 at Augusta,Ks
A few units doing some switching along the very busy Santa Fe route between Emporia and Wellington.
November 1977
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ATSF3136_MidlothianTx_Oct76.jpg
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(1) ATSF GP20 and an old tower at Midlothian,Tx
#3136 passes the abandoned Tower 94.
This is on the Santa Fe Dallas-Cleburne line crossing the SP Ft.Worth route (about 26 miles from Dallas on the Santa Fe and 30 miles SE of Ft.Worth on the SP).
October 1976
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Tower94_MidlothianTx_Oct76.jpg
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(2) An old tower at Midlothian,Tx
Looking down the Southern Pacific line. The tower looks like it is in the middle of nowhere but is just on the edge of Midlothian.
O0ctober 1976
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SantaFe_caboose_AugustaKs_Dec77a.jpg
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Santa Fe caboose at Augusta,Ks
Crossing the now abandoned Frisco branch to Wichita.
AG Tower is just to the right.
The very busy Santa Fe line caused a lot of delays at crossings so as can be seen in the background, a overpass was built to solve the problem.
December 1977
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HB&T MilbySt Shops in Houston_Aug77.jpg
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Always something interesting at the Houston Belt & Terminal Milby St. shops with a ATSF GP9, B unit in passenger colors, a GP7, Rock Island GP38-2 and a couple of HB&T switchers on the right.
In the background is the Maxwell House plant.
August 1977
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ATSF2075 near GalvestonTx_Sept80.jpg
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A northbound Santa Fe freight with rebuilt GP7 units is between Galveston and Alvin,Tx.
The Texas City/Galveston area can be seen to the right in the background.
September 1980
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ATSF2093 at CleburneTx --July 79.jpg
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(1) A very typical engine consist on the Santa Fe in Texas in the 70's finds rebuilt GP7 #2093 leading a CF7,B unit,another CF7,a GP7 and another rebuilt GP7.
This train is leaving the south end of the yard/shops at Cleburne,Tx (the building on the left is in the yard) on the line to Dallas.
The track to the left is the Southern Division main to Temple,Houston and Galveston (former route of the Texas Chief,Lone Star,InterAmerican and currently the Texas Eagle).
It seemed like the Santa Fe sent all their older engines to Texas -- which was fine by me!
July 1979
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ATSF on Dallas line at CleburneTx-2 July 79.jpg
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(2) A very typical engine consist on the Santa Fe in Texas in the 70's finds rebuilt GP7 #2093 leading a CF7,B unit,another CF7,a GP7 and another rebuilt GP7.
This train is leaving the south end of the yard/shops at Cleburne,Tx..
There was a semaphore signal in this area just a year or two before this shot
July 1979
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ATSF1460 CleburneTx July 79a.jpg
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Santa Fe "oddball" #1460 at CleburneTx
One of the more odd and curious rebuilds (rebuilt in 1970) out of the Santa Fe Cleburne shops was this "rebuild" from a Baldwin VO1000 (#2220).
The hood, Baldwin engine,trucks were thrown out and a GP7 style hood (made in the shops), EMD engine,trucks were added - with difficulty - to the Baldwin frame.
Santa Fe called it a SWBLW but I read railfans called it a "Beep" (Baldwin Geep?).
Santa Fe didn't repeat this particular experiment but the engine lasted a long time. I read where it was still running around Topeka a year or two ago.
#1460 is working the south end of the Cleburne shops by the station.
Old brick platforms from better times passenger wise can be seen in the foreground.
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ATSF2449 at TempleTx-Aug77.jpg
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(2) These engines were working near the Santa Fe station in Temple.
#2449 had been rebuilt and released from the Santa Fe shops in Cleburne less than a month when I took this shot.
Note the difference in rebuild designs from the older CF7 to the later ones.
July 1979
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SantaFe at TempleTx-Aug77.jpg
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(1) Santa Fe CF7 units at Temple,Tx -- Aug 77
These engines were working near the Santa Fe station in Temple.
The first 3 were rebuilt in the '72-73 period.
July 1979
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ATSF 2925 at CleburneTx_Dec77.jpg
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Santa Fe 4-8-4 #2925 "hidden" at Cleburne,Tx -- December 1977
There was big excitement in Texas when it was heard that the Santa Fe was considering their own steam program and had moved Northern #2925 to the large shops at Cleburne for evaluation.
Either the restoration cost was to much or they just decided against running their own steam and the idea was scrapped.
#2925 remained at Cleburne for quite a while (early 80's?) before returning to Belen and eventually to Sacramento in 1986.
Anyway, on one of my Houston-Cleburne roundtrip rides aboard the Lone Star I decided to sneak around the yard to locate the engine (actually the friendly crews working the yard pointed out the location).
It remained under cover -- here under one of the old wood sheds.
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Santa Fe Funits at Cleburne_Feb77.jpg
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Santa Fe F units at Cleburne -- February 1977
In the back part of the Santa Fe shop/yard complex at Cleburne,Tx were these F units.
Mostly B units in the shade to the left.
#288 was an F9 built in 1956 and was possibly still in service.
The units further back were probably out of service, waiting to be rebuilt into CF7 units or retired.
#237C was an F7 built in 1950.
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ATSF at Tower17-RosenbergTx_Oct79a.jpg
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(1) Santa Fe at Tower 17 -- October 1979
A couple shots at Tower 17 in Rosenberg,Tx -- about 35 miles west of Houston.
GP38 #3541 leads a southbound on the Santa Fe Southern Division, crossing the SP Sunset Route (looking west).
The track to the right was the connecting track from the SP to the ATSF - mainly for the Lone Star (and former Santa Fe trains Texas Chief, California Special etc.). The track in the distance - just to the right of the tower was the SP Victoria line.
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ATSF-north at Tower17-RosenbergTx_Oct79a.jpg
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(2) Santa Fe at Tower 17 -- October 1979
A nortbound Santa Fe freight with a typical Texas consist of various old and rebuilt engines - including a Chessie unit.
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ATSF wig-wag in Texas_May76.jpg
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(1) Santa Fe U23B and a wig-wag -- May 1976
Along the Santa Fe Southern Division in Texas between Sealy and Bellville was this wig-wag out in the country.
I was wondering why this was installed at this point (in the 20's or 30's?) with nothing but a driveway to the right leading to a residence by the tracks.
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ATSF U23B in Texas_May76.jpg
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(2) Santa Fe U23B and a wig-wag -- May 1976
Along the Santa Fe Southern Division in Texas between Sealy and Bellville.
#6322 heads south (or east by the ATSF timetable).
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ATSF SD26 at FtWorth_July79.jpg
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(1) ATSF SD26 at Ft.Worth -- July 1979
SD26 #4671 (rebuilt from SD24) and GP35 #3326 head north near Tower 55 in Ft.Worth.
From what I read most of the changes in the Santa Fe SD24 rebuild program were inside. Outside, the "hump" behind the cab was new along with the repositioning of the air tanks to the top rear of the engine.
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ATSF SD26-GP35 at FtWorth_July79a.jpg
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(2) ATSF SD26 at Ft.Worth -- July 1979
Crossing the Missouri Pacific (ex-T&P) -- the shadow of Tower 55 is to the lower right.
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