ATSF 5801 Leading

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Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF) 5801 led 5811, and others westbound, including ATSF 510, towards Cable, CA from Tehachapi, CA on Sunday, February 23, 1992.
ATSF 5801 was an EMD SD45-2u. Reportedly: ATSF 5801 was built in 1973 as ATSF 5681 an SD45-2 builder number 72642-38. It became SPSF painted SD45-2u 7201 in 1986. It was renumbered and repainted as ATSF 5801 in 1991. It later became BNSF 6451 and later still NREX 6451

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An N-Line train

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San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) 2095 leads an outbound N-Line (Ocean Beach) train in the Inner Sunset, at 9th and Irving, in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Muni 2095, is an LRV4 manufactured by Siemens Mobility, in Florin, California.

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On 9th Ave.

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San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) 2180 leads an inbound N-Line (Ocean Beach) train in the Inner Sunset, on 9th Ave., in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Muni 2180, is an LRV4 manufactured by Siemens Mobility, in Florin, California.

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We rode the Acela

 

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On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Susie and I were at Washington, DC, Union Station, boarding Amtrak (reporting mark AMTK) Acela Train 2214 bound for New York City Penn Station. 156 mph is the highest speed I measured.
AMTK 2133 (pictured) is an Alstom Avelia Liberty Power Car assigned to Acela service.

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BNSF GEVO on the CCMRC

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On Saturday, July 4, 2026, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 7672 is leading a westbound freight towards the Niles Crossovers at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. My BNSF 7672 is an HO Athearn Genesis model.
The real BNSF 7672 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly: it was built in 2005, serial number 55731.
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Halloween on the 4th of July

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On Saturday, July 4, 2026, two Southern Pacific (SP) Halloween units were working in Klamath Junction Yard at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. SP 6351 and 5665 are HO Athearn Genesis models.
The real SP 6351 was an EMD F7A, SP Class DF-7. Reportedly it was built in 1951, serial number 12756. It became SP Class EF415A-7 in the 1965 renumbering. It was retired and sold in 1967.
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BNSF Backwards at Emeryville

 

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At about 3:30 p.m. in Emeryville, CA, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) 7523, 3761, 4986, 4674 and 8114 led, all running backwards, an eastbound train.
BNSF 7523 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly it was built in 2007, serial number 57914.
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