Kato has placed on their website of a new release of EMD SD45's in N scale, with the Santa Fe versions coming in the "Kodachrome" paint scheme. The locomotives are due out in October 2010. Read more on their website.
Lance Buckhammer has offered a great article on Kingman Train Depot entitled, "City to begin train depot renovations after 8 years of roadblocks, setbacks". Read the article here.
June 10, 2010
Len Kratz has added an nineth page of great pix to his gallery in his official site.
June 09, 2010
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a fantastic array of locomotive photos. Most make for great computer desktop wallpaper. Thank you very much for a great pix Paul!
QStation would like to offer our thanks to all of the military men & women who have served our country over the many years. Your sacrifice and dedication to this nation will never be forgotten.
May 03, 2010
The North Texas Chapter, NRHS will be hosting the 5th Annual 24 Hours @ Saginaw 2010. Here is the information:
DATE: Friday, May 28th & Saturday, May 29th, 2010
TIME: 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm, for 24 hours!
LOCATION: Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot)
301 S. Saginaw Blvd. in Saginaw, TX.
May 01, 2010
ATSF #3751 will be riding the rails again this weekend.
Remember to come to the 18th Annual Spring East Coast Santa Fe Modelers Meet, April 9, 10, & 11, 2010 at Doylestown, PA, on the Campus of Delaware Valley College, 700 Butler Avenue, Doylestown, PA 18901, Student Center, 2nd Floor Coffee House. More information here.
The Los Angeles Model Railroad Society is having it's Spring open house this weekend. For details, check the event flyer and website here.
Pentrex has recently released, At the Throttle Volume 5, which takes you to Southern California's scenic Surfline, primarily in San Diego and southern Orange Counties, to enjoy images of railroading that few ever experience. For more information, click here, and for a great sale price, click here.
April 02, 2010
An excellent article about ATSF Steam Whistles has been made possible by Ron Chamberlain. Sincere thanks goes to Mr. Chamberlain for producing the article and to the Society which is hosting it.
Ever want to have a really big Santa Fe-themed train? A 16" gauge trainset, purchased new is up for sale. Details are available here with a downloadable PDF-based datasheet that can be found here.
Some parts of QStation might be unavailable this weekend as server maintenance is scheduled.
An article about the Disneyland Railroad and its relation to the Santa Fe Railway can be found here.
April 01, 2010
The Waynoka Air Rail Museum is celebrating with a variety of activities the 100th anniversary of the Santa Fe Depot and the Harvey House. As part of the celebration, we are showing videos relating to our history. Saturday, April 3, we will be showing Don Cheatum's "Santa Fe's Curtis Hill" at 2 o'clock in the Museum Conference Room. It was produced in 1995. Keel Middleton assisted. Need information or directions? Call 580-824-1886. The museum is on the second floor of the beautifully restored Harvey House at the west end of Waynoka Street on the BNSF Transcon in Waynoka, Oklahoma.
Broadway Limited Imports has scheduled for a December 2010 delivery of its Paragon2 model of a modernized Santa Fe 2-10-2 locomotive.
March 22, 2010
Duane Koss reminds all the Curtis Hill Rendezvous has been scheduled for 14-16 May 2010. This is a special year for the Waynoka Depot - 100th anniversary of the depot and the Harvey House. For more information, please see the Curtis Hill website.
March 19, 2010
Pentrex has announced a fantastic sale on 15 Santa Fe-themed DVDs, with the great price of just $9.95 each! Click here to order, or click over here for even greater savings! Don't wait to order as the sale ends on 31 March 2010!
March 12, 2010
There will be a 2010 Winslow Minimeet sponsored by the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society in conjunction with the Winslow Railroad Days. Additional details:
Where: La Posada Hotel, 303 E. Second St , Winslow , AZ 86047
When: Saturday, April 24, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (SFRH&MS)
Cost: $5.00 at door
PROGRAM
10:00 am Pleasure Dome 504 Restoration and the Santa Fe Railway Collection at the Arizona Railway Museum - Kenny Rhoads
11:00 am What’s Happening … and What’s Not: The Arizona State Railway Museum, Grand Canyon Railway, and Passenger Service on the Peavine - Al Richmond
12:00 Lunch break
1:30 pm Company Store
2:00 pm The Orient—A Preview, John B. McCall
3:00 pm Winslow and Northern Arizona from the Past - Stan Kistler
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the merger of the Burlington Northern Railroad, which was comprised by four primary railroads: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. (CB&Q); Northern Pacific Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&S).
March 01, 2010
Brian Ambrose has released a brand new BN-based project entitled Burlington Northern Tribute. The project will document with photos and storied-backgrounds, all of the pre-merger and post-merger locomotives which comprised the Burlington Northern diesel roster.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire") today announced the closing of the merger of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation ("BNSF") with and into a subsidiary of Berkshire. Berkshire also announced the final results for the merger consideration elections made by BNSF shareholders. more..
February 09, 2010
Robert Forsstrom shows off some of the new HO Scale Ready-to-Run MRL diesel offerings from Athearn, modernized SD40-2XRs, MRL 255 and 262. He also posted some action photos of the models on The California Southern Model Railroad Club.
For some interesting reading, head on over to Cajon Pass NET, and checkout the interview with Roy Pierce by David Crammer. Mr. Pierce worked on the Santa Fe over Cajon Pass during the steam/diesel transition era.
Jim Ramnes hosts a railroad radio feed from the BNSF Staples Sub, MN which is very interesting to listen to as the line is busy with multiple BNSF trains. Thank you putting all of this together Jim!
Thanks goes to Tom for putting the Oakway SD60 website back together, and in working order! Additional photos will be added shortly to both the Action and Roster Galleries, so stay tuned! Thank you Tom!
Greg Johnson has a great photographic website featuring over 60 years experience within the Houston, TX area. Two of the areas on the website dealing with the Santa Fe are the ATSF Silsbee and the general ATSF Area. Thanks to Greg for putting all of this fantastic history on the Web!
February 02, 2010
Railroad Prototype Modelers (RPM) will be holding their 25th Anniversary West
Coast meet at the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino depot Saturday March 6, 2010
from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.
RPM welcomes prototype modelers from all roads, scales, and eras. Bring your
finished and in-progress models for all to enjoy. Seminars and clinics all day
with after-dinner evening programs as well. Manufacturer displays and swap meet.
Admission is only $10.00, or $5.00 if you bring a model(s) to display. Parking
is free!
RPM West Coast is suported by the following manufacturers and retailers: A-Line,
Athearn, Cannon & Company, Details West, ExactRail, Intermountain, Microscale,
Milepost 38 Model Trains, The Original Whistle Stop, Plano Model Products, Proto
Power West, New Rail Models, Sunshine Models, and Walthers.
Robert Beaty who is the creator of an fantastic HO scale model of the Canyon Diablo Bridge, now has photos showing trains running across this magnificient creation. Thank you Robert for the photos!
For those who have not seen the gorgeous Kato N Scale Santa Fe 'El Capitan', here is a video of the set:
January 11, 2010
Here is a poster detailing the upcoming Athearn HO Scale SD70ACe locomotives in PDF Format. This is of interest to BNSF HO Scale modelers, or whoever fancies this specific locomotive.
January 10, 2010
The N Scale CF7 Project has moved into the 'coming soon' phase. The conversion kit will furnish options for both different frame types, and at least three different cab options - one round cab and two angled, along with separately-cast details like steps, stacks, and battery boxes to allow for all the individual unit variations.
Andrian Pardo has posted another video on Youtube which features Santa Fe Helpers, as well as another video which shows a Santa Fe train at Tehachapi, with an SD45-2B in the consist.
January 07, 2010
With thanks to Perry Lambert, the web address to the Priests' Emporia Subdivision Layout has been updated, with the correct URL listed below, as well as updated within the ATSF Resource.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a fantastic array of locomotive photos. Most make for great computer desktop wallpaper. Thank you very much for a great pix Paul!
Fox Valley Models has begun to release their GE ES44DC GEVO N-scale Locomotive in BNSF colors. Here is a video of the new offering:
Andrian Pardo has posted another video on Youtube taped in 1992 at Walong Siding with Dash 8-40BW & Dash 8-40B with a pig train going down to the loop.
January 05, 2010
Jim Fuhrman has added a section to his website which features photos of the unique "BEEP" taken during the NMRA/PSR Cajon Division event at Barstow, CA, October 16-18, 2009. Between Jim's new photos and Evan Werkema's excellent BEEP website, folks who are fans of this locomotive can find some fine web-based resources to draw on for a variety of projects. The BEEP has always been a favorite of those on staff here at QStation.
January 04, 2010
Brian Ambrose has started adding video to his blogs, with the first video here within the Seattle Sub Blog.
January 03, 2010
Adrian Pardo has posted a video on Youtube taped in 1992 with pure Santa Fe power. Thanks for the post Adrian!
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will acquire unowned stake in BNSF in a cash-and-stock deal worth $44 billion. Read the BNSF Press Release here.
The Los Angeles Model Railroad Society is having its Fall open house this
Saturday and Sunday, 3-4 October 2009. There is also a swap meet Saturday morning. For details
see the event flyer at www.lamrs.org.
Mark your calendars for the 1st Annual Fall East Coast Santa Fe Modelers Meet, 21 November 2009 at Doylestown, PA on the campus of Delaware Valley College. Here's a brochure with more information.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a fantastic array Burlington Northern photos. Thank you very much for a great pix Paul!
Here's a story about ATSF #2926; thanks to Brian K. for the info!
September 12, 2009
An update from Jim Fuhrman about Barstow 2009 (16-18 October 2009):
- Modular railroad model setups and craft fair at the Harvey House.
- Open houses at the Route 66 Museum and Western America Railroad Museum.
- A private varnish round trip railfan excursion from LA.
- Clinics and auctions at the Ramada Inn provided by Cajon Division of the NMRA.
- Mention the Model RR event to get special room rate.
See you there!
September 10, 2009
Here's a photo of the staff at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA unloading an ATSF Boxcar. Thanks to Bob Chaparro.
September 09, 2009
With this link, supplied by Brian K., one can see an excellent modeling example of the Canyon Diablo Bridge.
Chris Kinoshita, talented webmaster of Golden State Railfan, has added a fantastic update to his site. Awesome photos Chris!
For those unable to make it to the 2009 August San Bernardino Free-mo Set-Up, Brian Kreimendahl has done a superb job documenting the wonderful Free-mo layout, and also included great photos of Exactrail's AutoFlood II hopper cars.
On July 10th, 2009, Brian Ambrose had done a tour from Sandpoint to Paradise, and then on to Missoula for a couple of days photographing the trains on the MRL. The full report on the MRL Blog can be found here.
The Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society has a new baggage car kit. It represents a Heavyweight 2105-2214 Baggage-RPO. The kit retails for $75, $65 for Society members + $5 shipping and handling (and California tax for those in California) and may be obtained from the Society’s website.
Sat Aug 1st and Sun Aug 2nd Free-Mo HO Model Railroad Exhibit at the Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot
9am-5pm both days hosted by the San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum inside the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot at
1170 W. Third Street, San Bernardino, CA.
Free Admission. The waiting room of the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot will be filled with HO scale modules assembled by the Free-Mo Organization. These modules feature western prototypes and equipment, great scenery, and operated with DCC control. Inside the San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum will be an N-Track Express, an N-scale modular club layout from Orange County. Gerald Powell will display some of his HO modules, featuring passenger trains. Gary Cane will display his new HO San Bernardino Depot. The San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum will be open extended hours both days. As always, along the trackside of the depot the BNSF will have a free running display of passing, twelve inch scale to the foot trains, moving tonnage for America, with cameo appearances by Union Pacific, Metrolink and Amtrak Trains 3 and 4.
Len Kratz has added an eighth page of great pix to his gallery in his official site.
July 09, 2009
The Kansas Historical Society now has a new site entitled Kansas Memory which is a fantastic photographic resource for the state of Kansas. It is also of value to any one looking for photos of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe. The site has had some off-line time, which can be expected since it's a fairly new site,but remains stable for the moment. This is a fantastic resource for the Web, and all of us here are thankful to the Kansas Historical Society for brining it on-line.
July 05, 2009
Ed Dabler's layout was recently featured in the Sun Herald. Read the interview here, and see the video which accompanied the article here.
July 03, 2009
Now that Google has stopped labeling QStation.org as a provider of malware (which it never was...), the index pages to the site
have been reloaded, although the site as a whole has always been online.
In March, Thomas Cain brought his website onto QStation servers, and it can be found here:
ATSF93.QStation.org.
A new Santa Fe Gallery by Sammy Carlile is now available. Thank you very much Mr. Carlile!
Mark your calendars for the 17th Annual East Coast Santa Fe Modelers Meet, April 17-19, 2009 at Doylestown, PA on the campus of Delaware Valley College. Here's a brochure with more information.
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a fantastic array Burlington Northern photos. Thank you very much for a great submission Paul!
Paul Anderson has updated his website with a beautiful array of photos. Thank you very much Paul!
December 01, 2008
The Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation has released a new book entitled, "Route 66 Railway", which explores the relationship between the Santa Fe and the Mother Road. More information can be found here.
The Pacific Railroad Society has released a new book entitled, "The Amazing Journal of Santa Fe's RDC Cars". For more information,
please click here.
Pentrex has released a new DVD, entitled "San Diegan Surfline Steam", with the 3751 pulling the AAPRCO train along the
California Coast. The DVD is available from Pentrex, or TrainsOnDVD.
A great website to learn about the San Bernardino Depot can be found here.
Atlas has recently announced a HO scale GP39-2, Phase I, in the Santa Fe 3600 series. Click here for more information.
Jim Fuhrman has migrated his fantastic websites from AOL to TrainWeb. All of the links have been updated, and have also been placed below for easy access. Thank you Jim for keeping all of this great info on the Web!
Brian Ambrose has added two new blogs to his Pacific North West Railfanning site. The first one is entitled BN Premerger Survivors, and the second one is called Yakima Valley Sub. The blogs are brand new, and will contain their fist entries shortly. You can check the latest on all of Brian's blogs here.
Dale Rush, of Blairline, has announced a new N-scale ATSF (Santa Fe) 6-room Section House. This is a bungalow style house with both front and back screened porches. The Santa Fe Section Houses were provided to station agents, section foremen and their families in remote locations where housing was not readily available. More than one structure was often erected in each location. Many of these survive and were used as residences long after their railroad service was finished. This would also make a very nice bungalow style residence in any residential setting. Thank you to Dale and all the folks at Blairline for this great model!
Andy Fletcher has moved his train magnets site to a new web address, and all of the links to his old site have been updated, and are listed below.
Frograil is no longer hosting Train GIFs, however Ed Bindler has volunteered to maintain, as well as host, all of these fantastic images, originally done by Chris Denbow. All of the links to Frograil have been updated, and are listed below. Thank you Ed!
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)
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!
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:
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
QStation is PLEADING with other web authors that if you no longer want to
host a Santa Fe site, PLEASE consider allowing it to be hosted on QStation's server. Sure the Web is
a dynamic environment, however it can serve as an historical locations as well. Thank you.
Do you ever wonder where the previously listed links go when QStation is updated? All links get cataloged and placed into the
ATSF Resource, BN Resource, and
BNSF Resource, which are listed prominently at the top of the page. There's much more to QStation then just the
home page!
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