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MAC SW1 No. 82, Mid-America Car's shop switcher, brings out ATSF SD45-2 No. 5704 after being repainted into its previous Bicentennial paint scheme here at the paint booth at MAC. Here, it'll be set out on the interchange track for KCS to pick up tomorrow morning.
Being released from Mid-America Car is ATSF SD45-2 No. 5704, which was repainted back into its Bicentennial paint scheme here at the paint booth at MAC a couple weeks ago.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet.
Being born 20 years too late for the American Bicentennial, I always wished I had been able to see one of these in person as I believe Santa Fe had the best Bicentennial scheme out of all the U.S. railroads. This is truly a sight to behold, and I can't thank everyone enough for time and labor put into this project. 3/11/22.
Passengers disembark from the South Carolina Railroad Museum Santa train in December, 2019.
A vintage Whitcomb-built diesel locomotive is on the head end of a Santa Train on the Rockton, Rion & Western Railroad in South Carolina, also known as the South Carolina RRailroad Museum. This is one of three RS-4-TC locomotives donated by the US Air Force. This unit used ti work at the neaarby Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC. It was built in 1954.
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week. The Western Auto sign, a Kansas City icon, is seen behind the locomotive. Back in the day, the 5704 passed by the sign many times as it led high priority freights such as the "Super C".
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
British Columbia Electric 1225 at OERM in Perris CA way back in 1984 on one of my first visits to the museum. Pacific Electric "Blimp" combo 498 sits behind the 1225. The 1225 has since been repatriated to Vancouver and restored and operated by the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society www.fvhrs.org/
Group photo from the Grizzly Flats "steam up", April 1997 using the locomotive "Chloe". Front and center are Ollie Johnston, Ward Kimball, and Betty Kimball.
The 500-foot long 3-foot gauge railroad was located in the Kimball's backyard in suburban Los Angeles and was operational for more than fifty years. The equipment is preserved today at the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly Orange Empire Railway Museum).
Pacific Electric "Officer's Car" 1299 in operation yesterday at SCRM (formerly OERM) Perris CA. www.erha.org/pe1299h.htm
Three shot sequence of Los Angeles Railway PCC 3001 passing by Pacific Electric "Blimp" 314 and PE freight locomotive 1624 at Orange Empire Railway Museum (SCRM). Taken 1-29-06.
A 2001 steam-up at Ward and Betty Kimball's Grizzly Flats Railroad. The 500-foot long 3-foot gauge railroad was located in the Kimball's backyard in suburban Los Angeles and was operational for more than fifty years. The equipment is preserved today at the Orange Empire Railway Museum (SCRM)
I was able to attend a night shoot with the ATSF No. 5704 organized by Eric Goodman along with the folks at Class-One Model Works The numberboards, headlight and class lights were lit up for the event. Most of the people here were locals, but there were some from out of town. Though it was a very warm evening, it was definitely fun being there.
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
A vintage Whitcomb-built diesel locomotive is on the head end of a Santa Train on the Rockton, Rion & Western Railroad in South Carolina, also known as the South Carolina RRailroad Museum. This is one of three RS-4-TC locomotives donated by the US Air Force. This unit used ti work at the neaarby Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC. It was built in 1954.
Pacific Electric "Officer's Car" 1299 in operation yesterday at SCRM (formerly OERM) Perris CA. www.erha.org/pe1299h.htm
Yakima Valley electric freight loco 297 (former Glendale & Montrose) and PE Blimp 418, Orange Empire Railway Museum (SCRM), Perris CA.
Being released from Mid-America Car is ATSF SD45-2 No. 5704, which was repainted back into its Bicentennial paint scheme here at the paint booth at MAC a couple weeks ago.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet.
Being born 20 years too late for the American Bicentennial, I always wished I had been able to see one of these in person as I believe Santa Fe had the best Bicentennial scheme out of all the U.S. railroads. This is truly a sight to behold, and I can't thank everyone enough for time and labor put into this project. 3/11/22.
Los Angeles Railway "Huntington Standard" 665 and Funeral Car "Descanso" at OERM (SCRM), Perris California.
Coaster 2105 sits silent at it's new home at the SCRM
Southern California Railway Museum - Perris, Ca
Nothing brightens up the viewfinder quite like a shiny, warbonnet-clad FP45. Former SFe 108 powering the "Day out with Thomas" train at the SCRM in Perris, California. Thanks to numerous volunteers at SCRM for all their great work in preserving history.
2-6-0 Locomotive Emma Nevada (built as Nevada Central No. 2 by Baldwin 1881) at Orange Empire Railway Museum (now SCRM) in Perris, CA.
Part of the collection of 3 foot gauge "Grizzly Flats Railroad" equipment donated to the museum by Ward and Betty Kimball. The original 500-foot long Grizzly Flats Railroad was located in the Kimball's backyard in suburban Los Angeles and was operational for more than fifty years.
The weekends of 11/2-11/3/19 and 11/9-11/11/19 are the annual visits for Thomas the Tank Engine and friend Percy to the Southern California Railway Museum. Having already spent big $$ in previous years taking both grandsons and family on rides with Thomas and meeting Sir Topham Hat, it was time for me to just concentrate on their trains and the assisting locomotives. Knowing that former Santa Fe FP45 108 was the helper for Thomas and just restored former SP SW1 1006 would be helping Percy, I knew I had to make the attempt, seeing as how I had not seen 108 since its restoration a couple of years ago and 1006 released just a few short weeks ago.So here are Thomas and SF108 on their first run of Sunday 11/3 and Percy and SP 1006 on their first trip of the day. The folks at SCRM have done a fabulous job restoring the two EMD's and bringing Thomas and Friend to help them raise more money has been a great event for them. Judging by the crowds arriving for the first run today, it looks to be another lucrative couple of weekends. Next up will be a first time hosting The Polar Express event there. I'm guessing that former Ventura County 2-6-0 #2 will be tapped for the duties, but I have not confirmed that.
July 2007 flashback- Bamberger Railroad Brill "Bullet" interurban 127 at Orange Empire Railway Museum (now SCRM). Taken during a switch move after finishing the trucks for the car.
One of five built in 1932 for the Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville in New York state, resold 1937 to the Bamberger for operation between Salt Lake City and Ogden. Retired 1952 and converted to farm worker housing in Layton Utah, it was rescued by the museum in 1971.
Still missing at the time of these July 2007 photos were the aluminum skirts along the side and the numbers, since applied.
The ATSF SD45-2 No. 5704 was built in May of 1973 with a builder and frame number of 72642-18. It will eventually be restored to be operational after being moved to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. For now, we'll enjoy it's superb cosmetic restoration.
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
Orange Empire Railway Museum. Southern California Railway Museum. Photographer: Scott Page. Pacific Electric
RSD-1's 1956 and 1975 of the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly the Orange Empire Rwy Museum) sit out side one of the shop buildings on September 7, 2019. 1956 was just fired up to perform some switching duties, notably pulling Ventura County #2, a cute little 2-6-2 Prairie, out of the shop. The steamer has been having some minor repairs done and was separated from its tender. It and the tender were pulled out so the drawbar between the two could be reinstalled. RSD-1 1956 is a 1941 product of ALCo and a former US Army and DOT loco. 1975 was built in 1942 and also former USA and DOT owned. Both served a stint in Persia (Iran) during WWII hauling supplies into Russia before returning to the states after the war.
In the Summer of 1997, Orange Empire Railway Museum (today SCRM) completed its purchase of UP E8 942 (former CNW / Metra 510) and it was moved via SP from Colton to Los Angeles to have a traction motor reinstalled at the Metrolink shops. It had received a "quickie" yellow paint job to make it look a bit more presentable, applied with Home Depot paint and rollers at the scrap yard where it had been in storage for several years. It's seen here from the other side of the LA River, passing by Mission Tower / LAUPT.
Today 942 is fully restored and operational at the museum.
Former Southern Railway XC-6 is a transfer caboose built in 1955. It is now part of the rolling stock of the South Carolina Railroad Museum in Winnsboro, South Carolina.
South Carolina Railroad Museum is an all-volunteer grass roots effort to showcase the history of trains and railroading in the Palmetto State.
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week. It's stenciled for Barstow, CA, from where it was assigned.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
While visiting SCRM (formerly OERM) in Perris CA this past Saturday, we went off site for lunch and coming back in were pleasantly surprised to see McKeen Motor Car Co. Southern Pacific trailer 16 sitting there. I knew what it was right away as I had been following its progress on Madison Kirkman's McKeen Motor Car Company Historical Society page on Facebook. He just salvaged it from its home of many decades (not sure where exactly) and it's come to So Cal for eventual restoration. www.facebook.com/McKeenMotorCar One other McKeen trailer is in captivity at Illinois Railway Museum (I've also posted a photo of that one).
The names of those involved with the restoration of the Bicentennial Athcison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704 are proudly displayed on the hood.
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
Pacific Electric "Officer's Car" 1299 in operation 3/8/25 at SCRM (formerly OERM) Perris CA. www.erha.org/pe1299h.htm
Making it's public debut on Track 27 at Kansas City's Union Station is the recently restored Bicentennial Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway EMD SD45-2 No. 5704. The locomotive is on display at KCUS starting on display for six days starting on Flag Day, June 14. This also coincides with the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society's convention being held at Overland Park, KS this same week. This is the Presidential Seal displayed on the engineer's side of the locomotive.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet. 6/14/22.
Being released from Mid-America Car is ATSF SD45-2 No. 5704, which was repainted back into its Bicentennial paint scheme here at the paint booth at MAC a couple weeks ago.
Built in May of 1973 at LaGrange, IL, this was originally delievered in the standard yellow and blue "yellowbonnet" paint scheme. In January of 1976, this was one of five SD45-2's (5700-5704) that were painted at San Bernardino, CA in a special paint scheme to commemorate America's Bicentennial that same year. While wearing this scheme, these five units were found on high priority freights including the "Super C" and helped with the American Freedom Train while it ran on Santa Fe rails.
The 5704 was repainted back to the "Yellowbonnet" scheme in 1978 and rebuilt to an SD45-2u at San Bernardino in 1986, where it was renumbered to 5834. After the merger with BN in 1995, it eventually became BNSF No. 6484 in 2000, and while in storage pending retirement, it became GN No. 6484.
Eventually, it was slated for scrap, and it actually made it all the way to Memphis, TN where it was pulled from the deadline literally one day from being scrapped.
Why was it saved? Due to the efforts of a few determined people, the former ATSF No. 5704 had been donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA. Now that the 5704 was been repainted in its former Bicentennial paint scheme, BNSF will soon move this California where the SCRM, where many of their volunteers worked on Santa Fe's SD45-2's at the San Bernardino shops, will have this restored to operation.
Thanks to BNSF for donating the locomotive, and a big thank you to Mid-America Car, Sherwin-Williams Paint, Eagle Graphics and Class-One Model Works for all their time and effort. It was literally unbelievable to see this in person, especially after growing up seeing dozens of photos of Santa Fe's Bicentennial fleet.
Being born 20 years too late for the American Bicentennial, I always wished I had been able to see one of these in person as I believe Santa Fe had the best Bicentennial scheme out of all the U.S. railroads. This is truly a sight to behold, and I can't thank everyone enough for time and labor put into this project. 3/11/22.
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Orange Empire Railway Museum provided a steam locomotive and train for the movie "The Changeling". Here's the trainset at the San Bernardino depot. October, 2007.
British Columbia Electric 1225 at OERM in Perris CA way back in 1984 on one of my first visits to the museum. 1225 has since been repatriated to Vancouver and restored and operated by the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society www.fvhrs.org/
Finally got back out to SCRM (formerly OERM) at Perris yesterday to see what they've been up to. Carl Pickus and Dave Althaus are two of the dedicated Diesel Crew volunteers that have been making great things happen. They're standing in front of Southern Pacific SW-1 1006, beautifully restored to its as-delivered appearance. Knowing what this unit looked like when it came to the museum years ago, it's an amazing sight! U-25B 3100 alongside, and ATSF FP-45 108 behind the 1006.
Back in October, 2007 Orange Empire Railway Museum provided a steam locomotive and train for the movie "The Changeling". Here's the Ventura County No. 2 (temporarily renumbered) on the end of the consist heading down the Box Springs grade to San Bernardino via BNSF.
The SCRM is a most fascinating museum with an absolutely eclectic mix of railroad equipment both by age, by diversity of geographic location and by type. If you don't believe it look at *ALL* the pix so far.
This was a US Navy industrial switcher built in 1949 construction number 8231 by Porter. The USN number is 65-00162. Fascinating find!