Photo By: Ken Hulsey
Tonight I decided to scroll to the very bottom of my Google Photos and discovered that my oldest photograph stored in The Cloud is this image of the restored Santa Fe steam locomotive 3751 arriving in San Bernardino (California). Though Google says this photo is much older, I believe that I took it sometime around 2009, as I believe that was the first time I attended the San Bernardino Railroad Days.
As was the case in prior years the star of the San Bernardino Railraod Days (in San Bernardino, Ca) was ex Santa Fe "Northern" (4-8-4) locomotive #3751. Dozens of railroad photographers and fans alike lined the tracks in front of the cities preserved vintage passenger depot to catch a glimpse of living history. As would be expected the locomotive that was once the pride of the Santa Fe railroad steamed her way down the Metrolink trackage from her home in Los Angeles to San Bernardino in grand fashion. As the locomotive neared the station photographers climbed over each other and shutters clicked away.
Steam Locomotives Still With Us: Ventura County Railway No. 2
One of the things I really miss about Southern California is spending the day hanging around the Orange County Railroad Museum (formally the Orange Empire Railroad Museum). I was looking through an old folder of photographs I took a few years back and stumbled upon a large set of images I took around the museum. The first images were of the museum's operational steam locomotive, former Ventura County Railway 2-6-2 No.2. I thought it would be nice to share these with fellow railfans.
Santa Fe Locomotive 2926 Makes Historic First Excursion
Restored with loving care over two decades under the aegis of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society, this massive piece of machinery — the world's rigid frame steam locomotive, according to a news release — looked shiny and new as it bellowed steam in preparation for the brief trip from 8th Street NW to 4th Street NW.
It was always a thrill to see a gigantic 4-8-4 steam locomotive moving under its own power. It was also an amazing experience to be able to interact with an actual, operating, steam locomotive.
Over the years I was blessed to be able to take numerous photographs of the 3751, but this one is kinda special because it was my first.
I hope that this image will cause railfans the same kind of goosebumps that it does me.
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San Bernardino Railroad Days: Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern #3751 Photos
As was the case in prior years the star of the San Bernardino Railraod Days (in San Bernardino, Ca) was ex Santa Fe "Northern" (4-8-4) locomotive #3751. Dozens of railroad photographers and fans alike lined the tracks in front of the cities preserved vintage passenger depot to catch a glimpse of living history. As would be expected the locomotive that was once the pride of the Santa Fe railroad steamed her way down the Metrolink trackage from her home in Los Angeles to San Bernardino in grand fashion. As the locomotive neared the station photographers climbed over each other and shutters clicked away.
One of the things I really miss about Southern California is spending the day hanging around the Orange County Railroad Museum (formally the Orange Empire Railroad Museum). I was looking through an old folder of photographs I took a few years back and stumbled upon a large set of images I took around the museum. The first images were of the museum's operational steam locomotive, former Ventura County Railway 2-6-2 No.2. I thought it would be nice to share these with fellow railfans.
Restored with loving care over two decades under the aegis of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society, this massive piece of machinery — the world's rigid frame steam locomotive, according to a news release — looked shiny and new as it bellowed steam in preparation for the brief trip from 8th Street NW to 4th Street NW.
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