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Another great event in the heart of Santa Fe Railway territory in the legendary American southwest.

Winslow: on both the Transcon and Route 66. Signs for the For Men clothing store in Winslow graced Route 66.

La Posada Hotel: a grand and historic setting. http://www.laposada.org

Remembering and honoring Mary Jane Colter.

Via planes, trains and automobiles people traveled to Winslow for this event. Here Gary Walton looks out of the window aboard the Southwest Chief east of La Junta, Colorado, enroute from Philadelphia. Diana Gionet photo.

Flyer by Dan Lutzick posted in front of La Posada promoting the set-up.

Sterling Moore hard at work during the layout set-up in the Depot.

Joe Rogers (left) and Kevin Hughes busy during the layout set-up.

Dan Lutzick of La Posada and Snowdrift Art Space installs extra lighting in the Depot for the layout. http://www.snowdriftart.com

Eric Hiser works the registration desk at Saturday's Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Mini-Meet.

Eric Hiser makes opening remarks at the Santa Fe Society Mini-Meet.

Kenny Rhoads kicks off the Santa fe Society Mini-Meet with a presentation entitled, "The 400 Series Superintendent’s Cars and the Restoration of the 405."

Mike Martin was next up with "A locomotive and baggage car = Santa Fe Marketing 101. The Sagas of F3 26 and Exhibit Car 88 -- plus -- Glimpses of a few rare and noteworthy Santa Fe documents."

Bart Barton's clinic was "The Arizona Railway Museum: A short history of the museum and the equipment collection."

Dave Hussey of Cannon & Co. gave a clinic on modeling "Santa Fe F Units from Highliners." http://www.cannonandco.net

After the clinics, Mini-Meet attendees listened to a presentation on Free-mo in the Depot by Adam Eastman of Oklahoma Free-mo.

Professional musician Richard Firth played the flute, clarinet and alto sax in the Depot during Saturday afternoon ops. Live music and model train ops next to the Transcon? It works. You just have to be there.

Mike Coen (left) and Brad Hellman make the scene. Both are wondering, "Where's Harry Wong?"

Tom Trodden builds his track cleaning train.

Sterling Moore's D&RGW power pulls a pig train.

Eddie Ryan's intermodal train moves the freight.

Kevin Hughes' lease power.

At the DCC programming table left to right: Lindsay Raley, Dave Hussey and Eddie Ryan.

Tim Frederick on the Transcon checking out freight cars.

Dave Hussey's Santa Fe F unit lash-up.

Robbie Forsstrom's MRL cowl units on the move.

Michael Gross (far right) leans in and talks Free-mo module design with (left to right) Butch Eyler, Perry Lambert and Dave Oppedisano. Michael is building Free-mo modules.

Dan Risdon's Southern Pacific lash-up.

Matt Martin operates a Santa Fe local.

Sterling Moore's power lash-up pulls his Utility Fuels unit coal train.

Dave Hussey and Eddie Ryan in the Depot.

Busy layout ops. Robbie Forsstrom's train is on the move. That's Crawford Hill on Kevin's laptop.

Dan Risdon hanging trackside at La Posada.

Robbie "Mr. MRL" Forsstrom's colorful motive power consist.

Kevin Hughes freaks as Dave Hussey's Southern Pacific motive power lash-up rolls by him.

Gary Walton's unit grain train is powered by BNSF ES44DCs.

Jay Styron stylin' and profilin' in a cowboy hat and with Southern Pacific steam.

Sterling Moore's autorack train.

Brian Pickarts (left) and Steve Pickarts visiting from Phoenix.

Night ops in the Depot.

Mark McLeod's Santa Fe unit coal train loads at the flood loader modeled by Sterling Moore on his Mounds reversing loop.

James Koretsky's BN yard power.

Butch Eyler's BN road power.

Kevin Hughes (left) and Butch Eyler enjoy night ops.

Sterling Moore's BN manifest.

Jürgen Dietrichkeit staying wet in the dry desert.

Tom Trodden (left) and Dan Risdon talk trains.

Kevin Hughes (left) and Doug Geiger visit the layout during night ops.

Sterling Moore (left) and Dave Oppedisano discuss coal train modeling.

Mark McLeod (left) and Joe Rogers.

Robbie Forsstrom's KCS unit grain train.

Tom Trodden's ATSF yellowbonnet power on the track cleaning train.

Talking Free-mo module construction techniques left to right: Tom Trodden, Michael Gross and Jay Styron.

Railfanning the Depot left to right: Kevin Hughes, Butch Eyler, Randy Wilson and Chris Butts.

Depot socializing left to right: Cindie Hughes, Gary Walton and Danielle Trodden.

James & Kimberly Koretsky enjoying Winslow and La Posada.

Perry Lambert's power lash-up.

Perry Lambert operates his Santa Fe Superfleet intermodal train.

Michael Gross at the throttle of a Santa Fe Superfleet lash-up.

Robbie Forsstrom sets up his ethanol train.

Jürgen Dietrichkeit with a throttle.

Dave Oppedisano gives a "thumbs up" while Butch Eyler (right) builds a train. Dave is building Free-mo modules based on Black, Texas, on the Panhandle Sub.

Do you love your favorite railroad this much?

Railfan mob left to right: Gary Walton, Dave Oppedisano, Paul Voss, Lindsay Raley, Dave Hussey, Jürgen Dietrichkeit, Jim Nisleit and Joe Rogers.

Left to right: Chris Butts, Brian Rhoads, Dan Risdon and Robbie Forsstrom. Dave Hussey photo.

Tim Costello ever vigilant on the Transcon. Dave Hussey photo.

Chris Butts shooting off the bridge at West Winslow. Tim Costello photo.

On the bridge at West Winslow left to right: Dave Hussey, Tim Costello and Lindsay Raley. Chris Butts photo.

When in Winslow a trip to nearby Canyon Diablo and the bridge there is a must. Photo line at Canyon Diablo. Tim Costello photo.

Brian Kreimendahl (left) and Tom Trodden. Dave Hussey photo.

Lindsay Raley at the bridge. Dave Hussey photo.

Robbie Forsstrom works his iPhone. Dave Hussey photo.

Canyon Diablo action.

Canyon Diablo action.

Brian Kreimendahl (left) and Lindsay Raley working on a late silhouette shot at Canyon Diablo. Tim Costello photo.

Canyon Diablo action.

No one has more fun at Winslow than the ladies. Left to right: Diana Gionet, Cindie Hughes, Melanie Hussey, Elza Gross and Catherine Kreimendahl. Gary Walton photo.

Left to right: Danielle Trodden, Cindie Hughes and Barbara Geiger at La Posada.

Melanie Hussey (left) and Michelle Raley. Dave Hussey photo.

Eric Hiser's wife Anne Stone and their new baby Eleanore. Dave Hussey photo.

Great mexican food on old Route 66 in Winslow just east of La Posada.

Casa Blanca Cafe street sign.

The tradition of greeting wives arriving at La Posada on the Southwest Chief with a margarita continues: Danielle & Tom Trodden.

We believe Kevin spritzed Cindie's margarita with a pinch of vintage Hai Karate cologne.

Left to right: Wayne Hallowell, Mark McLeod, Butch Eyler and Dave Oppedisano.

Left to right: BNSF conductor Stu Stevenson, retired ATSF conductor Jim Morgan and BNSF engineer Pat Perea.

Robbie Forsstrom and his mom, Marilyn Forsstrom.

Left to right: Lindsay Raley, Michelle Raley, Diana Gionet, Melanie Hussey and Dave Hussey.

Model Railroading magazine Contributing Editors: Doug Geiger (left) and Gary Walton.

Tom and Danielle Trodden work on Tom's birthday cake.

Left to right: Tom Trodden, Danielle Trodden, Sterling Moore and Catherine Kreimendahl.

Left to right: Sandy Firth, Richard Firth, Jay Styron and Liz Styron.

Mark McLeod hits on a potted plant.

Conor and his dad, Eddie Ryan. Dave Hussey photo.

Raging Free-moers left to right: Kevin Hughes (one for each hand), Mark McLeod, Dan Risdon and Chris Butts.

Rose and Randy Wilson at La Posada. Randy is a toolmaker in the model railroad industry and has helped create many model railroad products.

Diana Gionet & Gary Walton

Perry Lambert (left) and Dave Oppedisano

Left to right: Tim Costello, Tom Trodden, Jay Styron, Liz Styron, Brian Kreimendahl, Mark McLeod, Sterling Moore, Cindie Hughes and Kevin Hughes. Gary Walton photo.

BNSF engineer Pat Perea (left) and Tom Trodden.

Left to right: Perry Lambert, Doug Geiger & Barbara Geiger enjoy La Posada hospitality.

Michael Gross (left) enjoying the Turquoise Room.

Jay & Liz Styron fireside.

Butch Eyler (left) and Wayne Hallowell

This is a bottle of locally produced Camelthorne honey. There's a hilarious story associated with it too long for a photo caption here. If you ever run into Butch Eyler have him tell you the story. Hint: it involves a Beekeeper-Hogger.

Heading home from Winslow on the Southwest Chief during the Chief's Albuquerque stop. Surfin' safari surfers Perry Lambert (left) and Gary Walton. Diana Gionet photo.

We bid farewell to another monster weekend at La Posada with a sunset shot across Canyon Diablo Bridge. See you trackside sometime.