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Viewing Album: Railfanning the Southern Transcon: Needles-Gallup
By:
Lucas Connor
Dates:
12/23/2011 - 12/21/2021
Album Info:
The Southern Transcon is BNSF's primary mainline between Chicago and Los Angeles. Trains pass through the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Illinois.
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Title:
Grand Canyon Railway 239
Description:
GCRY 239 idles in the yard at Williams. The unit was built in 1977 for Amtrak as an F40PHR, meaning it used parts from Amtraks SDP40F units, which were being phased out of service at the time. This unit used parts from SDP40F 544, and served with Amtrak for nearly 25 years before coming to Grand Canyon in 2003.
Photo Date:
12/23/2011
Upload Date:
1/5/2022 10:08:05 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
A.Connor
Categories:
Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
GCRY 239(F40PHR)
Views:
171
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF Eastbound Stacks
Description:
Four units lead an eastbound stack train towards Kingman. The four units, an ES44C4, two ES44DCs, and a NS C44-9W, are running elephant style. The fourth unit, Norfolk Southern 9381, was originally a C40-9W, built by GE in mid 1999. These units were ordered exclusively by NS, and were upgraded to 4400 horsepower on the early-mid 2010s.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
2/17/2022 10:06:38 AM
Location:
Yucca, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Scenic,Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 6902(ES44C4)
BNSF 7631(ES44DC)
BNSF 7416(ES44DC)
NS 9381(C44-9W)
Views:
85
Comments:
0
Title:
Eastbound at Seligman
Description:
BNSF 8357 and 6368 are the lead units on a short train stopped at Seligman. 6368 is an ES44AC, built by GE in 2009. The 8357 is an ES44C4, externally similar to the ES44AC, but with 4 traction motors instead of 6. The center aaxle on each truck of an ES44C4 is an idler axle.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/22/2022 12:45:31 PM
Location:
Seligman, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 8357(ES44C4)
BNSF 6368(ES44AC)
Views:
59
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF Westbound Grain
Description:
Four BNSF units lead a westbound grain train along the Southern Transcon near Yucca, Arizona. The train is led by BNSF 7221, an ES44DC, along with a Warbonnet Dash-9, and two more GEVOs.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
4/9/2022 12:00:08 AM
Location:
Yucca, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Scenic,Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 7221(ES44DC)
BNSF 8039(ES44C4)
BNSF 6412(ES44AC)
Views:
75
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 301
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 301 sits in the yard at Williams. 301 is one of several Budd RDCs rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen into unpowered coaches ("Boise Budds"). These cars operated for several commuter railroads across the country, before coming to Grand Canyon from Caltrain, who sold the cars in 2005.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/12/2022 10:05:27 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
94
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 4128
Description:
Grand Canyon 4128 warms up in the yard at Williams. The F40FH will be powering the Polar Express train out of Williams tonight, a seasonal train from Williams 17 miles up the line to a Christmas-themed village. This train operates with an F40FH on both ends, since there is no area to turn the train around between Williams and the Grand Canyon Depot.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/9/2022 2:52:20 PM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
GCRY 4128(F40PHR)
Views:
206
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 239
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 239 leads the southbound Williams Flyer into its namesake station. 239 was built for Amtrak in 1977 as an F40PHR. These units were similar to standard F40s, but used some components from Amtraks SDP40Fs, which were being traded in en masse at the time. The unit served with Amtrak for over 20 years, coming to Grand Canyon in the early 2000s. This picture was taken almost ten years to the day we first caught 239 in Williams.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/5/2022 10:10:52 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
GCRY 239(F40PHR)
GCRY 295(F40PHR)
Views:
208
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 314
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 314 on SB Williams Flyer at Williams. 314 is one of several ex-Caltrain cars Grand Canyon owns that were originally Budd RDCs, and rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in the 80s and 90s.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/6/2022 10:11:25 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Station,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
168
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 801
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 801 rolls south on the southbound Williams Flyer as it enters the station at Williams. 801 was originally a Boston & Maine RDC (Rail Diesel Car). In the mid 1970s, the RDC and several of its cousins were sold to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The MBTA used their RDCs in their stock form for a few years, eventually sending them to Morrison-Knudsen to be rebuilt as unpowered coaches and cab-cars. The rebuilt cars were dubbed "Boise Budds" after the M-K plant in Boise, Idaho. The cars then served for Virgina Railway Express and Caltrain, before the latter sold the cars to Grand Canyon in 2005.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/6/2022 10:12:15 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
154
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 2096
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 2096 is placed mid-train on todays southbound Williams run. 2096 was originally a PRR car, operating on the Pennsys most prestigious trains. With the Penn Central merger, and Amtraks startup in 1971, the car ended up in Amtraks fleet of heritage cars. At an unknown date, the car made its way to Grand Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/6/2022 10:13:01 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
142
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 2095
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 2095 on SB Williams Flyer at Williams.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/10/2022 10:11:41 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
196
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 2097
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 2097 on SB Williams Flyer at Williams.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/12/2022 10:04:24 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
139
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 2094
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 2094 on SB Williams Flyer at Williams.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
2/26/2022 8:54:21 PM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
99
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 7021
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 7021 on SB Williams Flyer at Williams.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
2/26/2022 8:57:23 PM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
94
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 8743
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 8743 on SB Williams Flyer at Williams
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
4/11/2022 10:00:45 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
67
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 255
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 255 on SB Williams Flyer at Williams
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
4/11/2022 10:01:44 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
88
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 404
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 404 rests in the yard at Williams. 404 is one of several cars rebuilt from a Budd RDC in the 1980s-1990s by Morrison-Knudsen. These "Boise Budds" operated for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Virginia Railway Express, and Caltrain, before coming to Grand Canyon in the mid 2000s.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
1/9/2022 2:51:04 PM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
220
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 2153
Description:
GCRY 2153 at Grand Canyon Railway Yard-Williams.
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
2/27/2022 11:23:43 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
101
Comments:
0
Title:
ATSF 81838
Description:
ATSF 81838 on BNSF Work Train at Williams
Photo Date:
12/20/2021
Upload Date:
2/27/2022 11:24:42 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:
Views:
73
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 4012
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 4012 "Yavapai" rests in the storage yard in Williams.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
1/12/2022 10:07:36 AM
Location:
Williams, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
RollingStock,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
85
Comments:
0
Title:
ALCO In The Snow
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 6776 sits silently on a side track in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. The old unit is an FPA-4, essentially an ALCO FA built by Montreal Locomotive Works in Canada. This unit was one of 34 units built for Canadian National for passenger service, and was later handed over to VIA Rail after they took over passenger services in Canada. This unit and 6 other MLW, including two FPB-4 B-units, were sold to Grand Canyon Railway in the late 1990s, and were the staple locomotive of the railroad until the arrival of ex-Amtrak F40PHs. 6776 was taken out of service in 2009, and has been on display at Grand Canyon Village since 2016.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
12/15/2022 12:00:51 AM
Location:
Grand Canyon, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Winter,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
GCRY 6776(FPA4)
Views:
59
Comments:
0
Title:
Grand Canyon Railway 2097
Description:
GCRY 2097 "Kokopelli" is one of several ex-Amtrak cars now operating on Grand Canyon. 2097 was originally built for the Great Northern in the mid-1950s by Budd. The car briefly ran for Great Northerns successor Burlington Northern, before going to Amtrak in 1971-72. The car operated with Amtrak for 12 years, before going to Alaska for a year to alleviate an equipment shortage on the Alaska Railroad. The car returned in 1985, and operated with Amtrak for another 14 years, going to Grand Canyon Railway in 1999.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
1/11/2022 10:03:41 AM
Location:
Grand Canyon, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
215
Comments:
0
Title:
Grand Canyon Railway 2095
Description:
GCRY 2095 "Anasazi" waits to depart from the Grand Canyon station. 2095 was built by Budd in 1950 for Southern Pacifc. The car was operated on the Golden State, a train between Chicago, Ilinois, and Los Angeles, California. With the end of the Golden State in 1968, the car was reassigned, before the formation of Amtrak in 1970 brought the car into the passenger railroads fleet. Somewhat ironically, the car operated 6 years longer for Amtrak than it did for SP, finally being sold to the Santa Fe Southern in 1996. The Santa Fe Southern in turn sold the car ot Grand Canyon Railway in 1998, where it has operated since.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
1/11/2022 10:05:11 AM
Location:
Grand Canyon, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
210
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 239
Description:
Grand Canyon Railways 239 idles at the station in Grand Canyon Village. 239 was built for Amtrak in 1977 as an F40PHR. in the early 200s, this unit and several others were purchased by the Grand Canyon Railway, who was planning to replace their aging fleet of ALCO/MLW FPA4 units then in service. 239 was re-geared to freight speeds, and was redesignated to an F40FH to reflect this.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
1/7/2022 10:16:04 AM
Location:
Grand Canyon, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Winter,Station,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
GCRY 239(F40PHR)
Views:
137
Comments:
0
Title:
GCRY 304
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 304 sits in the station at Grand Canyon Village. The 304 is a "Boise Budd" car; an ex-Budd RDC rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen. 304 served on multiple commuter railroads across the country, including Virgina Railway Express and Caltrain, before coming to Grand Canyon in 2005.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
2/27/2022 11:30:21 AM
Location:
Grand Canyon, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Winter,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
84
Comments:
0
Title:
Grand Canyon F40s
Description:
Grand Canyon Railway 295 and 239 idle at the station in Grand Canyon Village. 295 and 239 are ex-Amtrak F40PHs, rebuilt with freight gearing into F40FHs. Today, they are the primary power on Grand Canyons trains.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
4/21/2022 12:00:33 AM
Location:
Grand Canyon, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Winter,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
GCRY 295(F40PHR)
GCRY 239(F40PHR)
Views:
111
Comments:
0
Title:
Southwest Forest Ind. 12
Description:
Southwest Lumber 12 sits on a piece of track in north Flagstaff. The Baldwin-built engine is a 2-6-6-2 Mallet, built in 1929 for Hammond Lumber Company, and originally had side tanks. The engine was relocated to Samoa, California in the 30s, and renumbered to 12. In 1951 and 1956, the engine was sold to new owners. coming to Southwest Lumber Mills in 1956. The unit had its side tanks removed in the late 50s, around the same time Southwest Lumber Mills rebranded as Southwest Forest Industries. In 1960, the unit was retired, and was originally on display in a park south of town. In 1994, the engine was moved to its current residence, along with a log car, and a Santa Fe caboose, CE-2 999455.
Photo Date:
12/21/2021
Upload Date:
2/3/2022 12:19:31 AM
Location:
Flagstaff, AZ
Author:
Lucas Connor
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
SWF 12(2-6-6-2)
Views:
124
Comments:
0
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