Santa Fe Steam Pictorial Vol 17 California Division, LA - Barstow

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Santa Fe Steam Vol 17

California Division, Los Angeles to Barstow

By Jeff Ainsworth.

Staple bound, 8x11" horizontal format, 66 pages, b/w photos. 2019.

"We begin in Los Angeles at Santa Fe’s roundhouse.

Redondo Jct. up through the ready tracks of 8th street yard and pulling out of LA Union Passenger Terminal Toward Pasadena
Next is the first station out of LA - the Water St. station
On to Olga near the tall steel trestle over the Arroyo Seco
Then Pasadena, where we see a variety of steam locomotives on a variety of passeger trains at the Pasadena depot
Next to Lamanda Park depot
Monrovia along Duarte Road
Now we come to San Bernardino: "San Berdoo" gives a variety of engines here from shop switcher to 4-8-4 and lots in between
Heading northward and along the railroad east at Verdemont
Cajon siding, where the real climb to the summit of Cajon Pass
Near Sullivan's Curve, where the cover photos were shot featuring 3885 & 2920
Several photos on the climb including at least one crossing over the narrow two laner on the steel through-girder
Over Route 66 (today this area is filled with up to 6 lanes in each direction of Interstate 15; sections of Route 66 remain as dirt roads across the area
Just before the summit we find a 4-8-2 Mountain helper with Santa Fe's only E-3A-B No. 11
At summit, the light engine park: helpers that had been cut off waiting to return to San Berdoo Victorville
And a couple of 4-8-4s with the Shriner's Annual convention cars
Shots around Hesperia, and several at Frost where Santa Fe's north & south cross each other
Victorville: a light helper with soot covered white flags
On into Barstow: between Victorville and Barstow, at this date old Route 66 parallels the tracks all the way before the recent widening of Interstate 15
And Barstow - a few locomotives by the roundhouse and one at front of the depot - a Harvey House (now restored)

Enjoy the Journey!"