August 14, 2008
Paul Brown has updated his website with BNSF photos.
Paul Brown and Ron Chamberlain have put together a revised Santa Fe Diesel Horn Publication. Many thanks to the both
of you for such a fantastic resource!
Athearn has released images of their new EMD F45 in MRL colors. Check them out here.
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome another member of QStation - Jim Ramnes and his blog, Look4Trains. Most of the material is related to BNSF in Minnesota, with some other midwestern railroad information and photography thrown in. Welcome aboard Jim!
Those who enjoy the Santa Fe are welcome to go to Temple, TX for a Railfan Weekend on Saturday, 10 October 2008 and Sunday, 11 October 2008.
Registration is $45.00 per person for entire weekend (see flyer)
Events will include:
Tour of the Museum
Dinner
Speaker: BNSF dispatcher
Yard tour of BNSF Temple yard
Model trains
Picnic lunch near the BNSF mainline
New double track project
Registration is available online at www.rrhm.org.
August 03, 2008
Brian Ambrose has completed redone his Pacific North West Railfanning website in a new Web 2.0 style. The site has a much better layout, and an easier reading style, and links section. Brian has also started a new type of travelog website, with the prototype being his trip to Nevada. If you have ever wondered what type of railfanning possibilities there were in Nevada, then check out his newly launched website!
August 01, 2008
The August Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The August Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Len Kratz has added a stunning thirteenth page to his Lights, Signals, Action website.
July 07, 2008
Paul Brown has updated his website with BNSF photos, as well as the QuickPix section featuring ATSF Signal Bridges. Thank you Paul for those photos!
July 01, 2008
The July Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The July Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Len Kratz has added a twelfth page to his Lights, Signals, Action website.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with lots of BNSF passenger cars since he was able to be aboard the BNSF Employee Special. Thank you Paul!
Just a reminder the SFM&HS Convention is less than a week away!
June 01, 2008
The June Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The June Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
May 29, 2008
Len Kratz has updated his original photography website.
Len Kratz has added a tenth and eleventh page to his Lights, Signals, Action website.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a truly
fantastic array of BN and BNSF Subjects. Thank you Paul!
Paul Brown has updated his website with BNSF photos.
May 02, 2008
Ron Lehmer has moved all of his material to a new website. Check it out!
May 01, 2008
The May Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The May Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Chris Kinoshita has updated his website with numerous new photos.
Len Kratz has added an nine page to his Lights, Signals, Action website.
New Mexico Govenor puts ATSF #2926 on track for the New Mexico Centennial - read about it here.
Athearn has released additional information on the upcoming release of their HO Scale FP45 and F45 locomotives. Additional information can be found here:
FP45 - JPEG
FP45 - PDF
F45 - JPEG
F45 - PDF
April 09, 2008
The Santa Fe Community lost another great gentleman, this time in the form of Richard H. Kindig, who has boarded the
great Super Chief in the sky on 07 April 2008, in the afternoon. He will be missed, and all of us at
QStation.org extended our deepest condolences to his family.
The grading experience of moving all of the QStation.org servers to their new
state-of-the-art datacenter, although going smoothly physically, turned out to be an electronic nightmare in the
form of an overworked network, and slow server response. Now that all of the bugs have been worked out, we would
like to now formally release the Desktop Calendar updates for April. We appreciate everyone's patiences during
the time of transition.
The April Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The April Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Len Kratz has added an eighth page to his Lights, Signals, Action website.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a truly
incredible array of ATSF, BN, and BNSF Subjects. Paul, you're the man!
Paul Brown has updated his website with BNSF photos.
March 28, 2008
QStation.org and all of its associated websites will be going completely off-line later today, and should resume normal
service on Sunday, 30 March 2008. The off-line time is necessary to move all of the servers to a new, state-of-the-art
facility. Thank you for your patience during this move.
March 23, 2008
From the Route 66 Mother Road Museum - A motor coach tour from the Barstow Harvey House,
Route 66 Mother Road Museum, 681 N. First Avenue,
Barstow, to the Kelso Depot has been made possible by
the B & K Heritage Railroad Committee. This tour is
available through the museum for only $10.00 payable
in advance (only 50 seats) for Saturday March 29,
2008. For more information, please visit the Museum website.
The Prince William County Model Railroad Club is inviting everyone to their East Coast Santa Fe Meet, beginning on 04 April and ending on 06 April 2008. For more information, please see the brochure (PDF).
The Central Coast Railway Club and The Pacific Locomotive Association Present the "San Diego Steam Special". Please see
the website for additional details.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with an spectacular
array of ATSF, BN and BNSF Subjects. Thanks Paul!
March 12, 2008
Len Kratz has added a sixth page to his Lights, Signals, Action website.
Len Kratz has also updated his original photography website.
March 02, 2008
The March Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The March Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Len Kratz has added a fifth page to his Lights, Signals, Action website.
February 24, 2008
Len Kratz has launched a new site entitled, "Lights, Signals, Action" and will cover several subject areas dealing with all things railroading. Please visit the site and enjoy some fantastic photography!
Paul Anderson has updated his website with an impressive
array of BN and BNSF Subjects. Thanks Paul!
February 17, 2008
John Moore has allowed his information on the rail lines of the Santa Fe in 1955 to be posted in a new web page. It can be
viewed here. Thank you John!
February 01, 2008
The February Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The February Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
January 27, 2008
The Santa Fe world lost a true friend and great mentor, Lloyd E. Stagner. Mr. Stagner left for the Great ATSF Railway
in the Sky on Friday, 25 January 2008. He was 84. An obituary can be read here. Thanks to Richard Hitchcock for sending an article done on Mr. Stagner
in 2006. One can read about it here. If anyone
is interested in helping QStation put together a memorial page for Mr. Stagner, similar to the one done for
Homer Henry, please let us know. Thank you Mr. Stagner
for all you have done for the Santa Fe Community. You will be missed!
Bob Zucco maintains a BNSF radio stream covering the BNSF Ozark Region around St. Louis, MO. His Internet radio
links can be found here. Thanks goes
to Bob for maintaining this important radio link.
Perry Lambert has officially launched the Santa Fe Prototypes website. The material will be related to the Santa Fe Railroad from the years 1980-1995. This will be a prototype modeling website packed with detailed articles, construction photos, and contributions from other very well known Santa Fe Modelers. Thank you
Perry for bringing such a resource to the Web
QStation is pleased to welcome another member of the family. His name is Antony Quinlan, and his website is the very impressive,
BNSF Horsethief Bridge Subdivision, and is an
N gauge model railroad. The website contains the main sections of Design, Benchwork & Track, DCC, Computer Control, Scenery, Rolling Stock, Workbench, and Rail Photography & Video. Please support Antony and his website by visiting it today. Welcome aboard Antony!
Paul Anderson has updated his website with an impressive
array of BNSF locomotives. Thanks Paul!
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more beautiful photos of the ATSF, BN and BNSF. Great update Len!
January 01, 2008
QStation would like a welcome a new member of the family, Kevin Gulau. Kevin has some fantastic photography on his
website, so please welcome Kevin, and visit his great
site. Welcome aboard Kevin!
The January Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The January Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Paul Brown has updated his website with BNSF photos.
James Costello has updated his website, with more photos to the thrid day of his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ.
Chris Kinoshita has updated his website with a new look and
even more photos.
December 24, 2007
Paul Anderson has updated his website.
December 17, 2007
Brian Ambrose has started an MRL Blog. Click here to view it.
December 03, 2007
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more photos of the ATSF and BNSF.
December 01, 2007
The December Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The December Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Paul Anderson has added a lot of BNSF photos to
his website.
Paul Brown has added a new BNSF photos to his website.
At the World's Greatest Hobby Show near Chicago, Athearn had displayed HO Scale haD F45's painted in Santa Fe freight. Below are thumbnails of the photos. Simply single-click on each image to display its full size:
November 19, 2007
Pentrex has started to ship their newest mega-release, a 12 hour video series devoted to BNSF's Cajon Subdivision. QStation now
has a high-res trailer, as well as ordering links for those interested in obtaining this blockbuster for their video collection.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a whole host of BNSF
photos.
Paul Brown has updated his website with BNSF photos.
James Costello has added Updates 12 and 13 for the third day of his Winslow, AZ trip. He now has over 1,330 intermodal photos on-line!
The October update has been added to the Glen Beans website.
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more photos of the ATSF and BNSF.
The entire QStation.org site has been combed for dead links and pruned.
November 01, 2007
The November Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The November Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Paul Anderson has added a lot of BNSF photos to
his website.
October 24, 2007
QStation.org would like to welcome two new members of the family.
The first is the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society, who is currently working on restoring
ATSF #2926. While the group was originally known as New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, and had
been a link within QStation.org, the group has been renamed, and a new
website has been launched. If you would like to know more about this Historical Society, and the tremendous work they are
performing on ATSF #2926, then please visit their website. Their new presence on QStation.org is most welcome!
The second is Andy Fletcher. His website CustomTrains.org is a site which sells magnets of his artwork of America's railroads, and there are quite a few Santa Fe and BNSF locomotives, cars, and cabooses to choose. Quick links to the major ATSF, BN, and BNSF portions of Andy's site have been displayed below in the Resource Updates Sections below. Welcome Andy!
For those HO modelers who want the latest paint schemes of the BNSF, Kato is
bringing out a "Swoosh" painted SD40-2; available in January 2008.
Paul Anderson has added several photos of BNSF photos to
his website.
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more photos of the ATSF, BN and BNSF.
October 07, 2007
For those who have not yet seen it, Pentrex has released a sneak peak at their newest mega-release, a 12 hour video series
devoted to BNSF's Cajon Subdivision. You can take a look at the upcoming release here.
Have some extra money in the petty cash fund? Well, here's your chance to own the ATSF Pratt, KS Depot, which is currently up for sale on eBay.
The main page here at QStation will be having additional info added to the ATSF, BN, and BNSF Resources this week, so come back and
check out the new material!
October 01, 2007
The October Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The October Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
September 23, 2007
Paul Anderson has added several photos of ATSF, BN, and modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
September 01, 2007
The September Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The September Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
August 27, 2007
Lloyd Stagner notes that on Aug 27th, 1957 the last revenue runs by Santa Fe steam locomotives were made between Belen & Mountainair. 2-10-4 #5021 and 4-8-4 #3780 were used as helpers. ATSF #5021 returned to Belen first followed later by the #3780, making the 3780 the last steam locomotive to perform revenue service for the Santa Fe.
Athearn has released additional information on the upcoming release of their HO Scale Bluebonnet F7 as well as the next batch of HO Scale SD45-2. Additional information can be found here:
Bluebonnet F7 - JPEG
Bluebonnet F7 - PDF
SD45-2 - Part 1 - JPEG
SD45-2 - Part 1 - JPEG
SD45-2 - Part 1 - JPEG
SD45-2 - Part 1 - JPEG
Paul Anderson has added five more photos of modern BNSF locomotives in action to
his website.
August 23, 2007
QStation would like to welcome a new photographer to the family. His name is Jerry Jackson, and he has two on-line galleries
full of ATSF and BNSF photos. The first one is over at PBase and is entitled "Assorted railroad pictures from 1983 to 1997". The second is at RailroadForums.com,
and can be accessed here. Be sure to watch for more great material from Mr. Jackson.
QStation would like to welcome a new modeler, Perry Lambert, to the family as well. Mr. Lambert has plans to do a website
related to building Santa Fe models. His first project is the production of Santa Fe GP7u's and Slugs, and can be viewed
here at PBase. Thank you
Perry for this most helpful modeling series!
Paul Anderson has added several photos of modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
Paul Brown has added a new BNSF photos to his website.
James Costello has updated his website, with more photos to the thrid day of his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ.
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more photos of the ATSF, BN and BNSF.
August 01, 2007
The August Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The August Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
July 29, 2007
Athearn has released a mock-up of the upcoming H0-scale FP45 and F45 locomotives at the NMRA show.
Brian Ambrose has added a new MRL to his website, entitled MRL Summer 2007, and is his
trip photographing the MRL this summer. Check it out today at the
Pacific North West Railfanning site under MRL Trips!
Paul Anderson has added several photos of modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
Paul Brown has added a new BNSF photos to his website.
James Costello has updated his website, with more photos to the thrid day of his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ.
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more photos of the ATSF, BN and BNSF.
July 01, 2007
The July Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The July Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Paul Anderson has added several photos of modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
Motorbooks is selling a new book in conjunction with TLC Books. The title is Santa Fe Passenger Trains in California: From the 1940s Thru Amtrak and More by
author Patrick Dorin. The latest in author Pat Dorin's series of books on Santa Fe passenger trains tells the story of the lines trains in California in the period from the first streamliner up to Amtrak. Amtrak and State-sponsored services that operate on ex-Santa Fe lines are also treated. Ideal for passenger buffs, Santa Fe fans, and modelers.
The book can be purchased at a reduced price at McMillan Publications.
June 24, 2007
Pentrex releases Southen California Rails 2 - Journey with Pentrex on an all-new tour of the finest railroading hotspots Southern California has to offer! In our first Southern California Rails show we took you to classic spots to witness some exciting action. Now we are pleased to bring you this second volume, over four years in the making, covering many new areas as well as revisiting a few select spots with all new footage. As an added bonus, we also show former ATSF #3751!
June 18, 2007
Paul Anderson has added several photos of modern BNSF prototypes to
his website.
James Costello has updated his website, with more photos to the thrid day of his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ.
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more photos of the ATSF, BN and BNSF.
June 10, 2007
Additional information on the upcoming Santa Fe Convention in Oklahoma City, OK has been
posted.
Micro-Mark has HO scale Bachmann steam locomotives for sale. Click here for more information.
Paul Anderson has added several photos of modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
June 01, 2007
The June Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The June Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
May 17, 2007
Brian Ambrose has added a new Pacific North West Trip to his website, entitled Chasing the 7500s over Stevens Pass, and is his
trip to that Pass to photograph some of BNSF's newest ES44DC locomotives. Check it out today at the
Pacific North West Railfanning site under PNW Trips!
QStation would like to welcome another website to the family. This particular website
belongs to John L. Mathis. The site contains over 500 photographs of various railroads
including the ATSF, BN, and BNSF, and new photographs are added each week. Please
visit John's website today for
some really great photos. The particular links to the ATSF, BN, and BNSF have been added
to the respective Resources below. Welcome aboard John!
Len Kratz has updated his website with
more photos of the ATSF, BN and BNSF.
May 14, 2007
Paul Brown has sent two forms of his track warrant for storage on QStation. The first version
is a JPEG file, and the
second is an Excel-based
version. Both of these files have also been placed in the UNL Santa Fe List Archive. Many thanks to Paul for these wonderful resources!
Those who model modern BNSF intermodal operations will be interested to know Intermountain
Railway Co. has announced an HO scale Maxi IV car. The flyer can be found
here.
The Blair Line company has announced an HO scale Santa Fe 6-room Section House. Click
here to view the upcoming
model.
Paul Anderson has added several photos of modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
Paul Brown has added a new BNSF photos to his website.
May 03, 2007
On 19 May 2007, the 12th Annual Albuquerque Railroad Fair
will be held. The show will be from 9 am to 4 pm in the
School Arts Building at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds/Expo
in New Mexico.
The show is about 75% railroad collectibles, and about 25% model
and toy trains. There will be five operating layouts (HO, HOn3,
two N, and 0-27) as well as an HO scale switching puzzle, and
the permanent HO layout on the fairgrounds will be open.
Admission to the show is $6 plus parking, children under 12 are
free. Hope to see you there.
Pacific Railroad Society's Pacific Railcar Museum invites you to
inspect HI LEVEL 545. Who has the biggest private car in town? PRS
does! And your invited to come take a look. See the car's current
condition and what we have done so far. See the "40-year rebuild" shop
work. Find out about our refurbishment and operating plans. Learn the
history of the car on Santa Fe and Amtrak. Saturday May 19th, 2007 at
Wayne Saunders Yard from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Here is a flyer
for this event.
May 01, 2007
The May Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The May Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Paul Anderson has added several photos of modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
Paul Brown has added a new BNSF photos to his website.
April 16, 2007
8th Northwest Santa Fe Mini-Meet on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Kent (Seattle area), WA.
Everyone is invited to attend the 8th annual Mini-Meet of Santa Fe Railway fans and modelers in the Northwest. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., April 21, 2007, in conjunction with the annual open house of the Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club in the Boeing Recreation Activity Center (22649 83rd Av. S., Kent, WA). This is the same building as last year.
As part of the Port of Los Angeles' year-long Centennial Celebration, the Port will hold a Rail Festival on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event will take place at the Port’s San Pedro Rail Yard, located at 6th Street and Harbor Blvd. in San Pedro, adjacent to Ports O’ Call Village, and will feature more than six rail locomotives and cars from the Port’s past and the latest “green” technology locomotives that will lead the Port’s future rail growth, kids’ activities and rail museum displays.
A centerpiece of the Rail Festival is Engine 3751, a historic steam-powered locomotive owned and operated by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. Also featured will be several private cars, an Amtrak Dinette Car, and the latest in green technology locomotives. All cars will be available for viewing.
Athearn has announced the release of
EMD's F45 and FP45 in its Genesis line in the HO Scale. Here are several PDF-based annoucements:
F45/FP45 Announcement
F45/FP45 Roadnames
F45/FP45 History
Paul Anderson has added new, large-size, photos of modern BNSF locomotives and an ATSF freight car to
his website.
James Costello has updated his website, with more photos to the thrid day of his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ.
April 01, 2007
The April Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The April Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
Paul Anderson has added many new, large-size, photos of modern BNSF locomotives and freight cars to
his website.
Paul Brown has added a new Amtrak photos to his website.
James Costello has updated his website, with many more photos to the thrid day of his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ.
Charles Smiley has brought out a new Santa Fe DVD entitled, Santa Fe Vintage West. He has brought back the Santa Fe with great action in many Southern California locations. This parade of power over the decades is a tribute to one of the most popular western railroads of all time:
March 26, 2007
Paul Brown has updated his website with lots of new BNSF Out West photos
as well as photos of an ATSF Ft 87 flat car, and Maersk well car in his QuickPix section.
James Costello has updated his website, which now includes the first
update of the third day of his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ.
March 19, 2007
Bill Jones is reaching out to Santa Fe Railway enthusiasts in the Eastern States to let you know about the 14th Annual East Coast Santa Fe Convention. It is a ½ day Friday though all day Sunday event held each year by various host Clubs.
This year’s meet is being hosted by the Gateway Model RR Club in Brooklawn, NJ. It is located in Southern New Jersey across the river from Philadelphia, Pa.
Here are PDF files of the event brochure and of
a map to help find the event.
These meets are a lot of fun and the clinics are very informative. Some of past speakers have included such well known SFH&MS members as Bill Van der Meer, Don Borden, and Andy Sperandeo.
So if decide to take a trip in this direction and join for the weekend of MARCH 23-25, 2007.
Gene Crossett has been very busy, and has released the first of many new websites dealing with
diesels of the Santa Fe Railway. Listed in the next column are the first three releases, two dealing with the FT model, and
one dealing with the F3 model. These references are very informative, and visually appealing. QStation would like to thank
Mr. Crossett for this tremendous labor of love towards the Santa Fe, and look for additional sites to be offered in
the near future.
March 2007 has been a great month for those who enjoy the Santa Fe Railway on DVD.
Pentrex recently brought out their Raton Pass DVD. Santa Fe's line across the summit of Raton Pass in northern New Mexico presents one of the best shows in railroading and Pentrex captured the excitement in this fascinating presentation:
during the first part of the month:
Pentrex is now releasing the Mojave Mainline on DVD. In 1992, Santa Fe sent train after train across California's Mojave Desert, making the Needles Sub one of the busiest lines in the nation. Here's your chance to get great views of Santa Fe railroading at its finest:
Paul Anderson has added many new, large-size, photos of modern BNSF locomotives to
his website.
Paul Brown has added a new Amtrak photo, and many fantastic photos of the BNSF in action
in the Western part of the US to his website.
James Costello has finished the second full day of railfanning during his April 2006 trip to Winslow, AZ on his website.
March 01, 2007
The February Edition of Desktop Calendars is now available.
The February Edition of MRL Desktop Calendars is now available.
