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Railfanning and SFRH&MS convention trip to AZ and CA 2011

A June 2011 trip combining railfanning and a trip to the Santa Fe Railway Historical&Modeling Society's national convention in Phoenix, AZ. Starting with the a trip on the Verde Canyon Railway, the convention kept me busy for four days. Then I headed up to the BNSF transcon at Flagstaff to start some serious railfanning, following the ex-Santa Fe main all the way to Bakersfield, CA. A quick drive got me to the bay area where I attended the BAPM (Bay Area Prototype Modelers' Meet) in Richmond. A fine NASCAR race in Sonoma and a trip over the Golden Gate bridge on the way to the airport concluded this 12-day tour. More pictures of the BAPM can be found in Harry Wong's gallery at https://pbase.com/tracktime/bapm2011&page=all
Not a single drop of rain, next to zero clouds but temperatures up to 122°F (50°C) at Siberia, CA accompanied my trip. Here's a selection of pictures:
flight info
flight info		 ATSF depot in Phoenix
ATSF depot in Phoenix		 tiptoeing
tiptoeing		 taking a spin
taking a spin		 smooth control
smooth control
stepping lightly off the turntable
stepping lightly off the turntable		 close watch
close watch		 a real loco spinning
a real loco spinning		 tight watch
tight watch		 excursion train on the Verde Canyon Railway
excursion train on the Verde Canyon Railway
over the trestle
over the trestle		 canyon shot
canyon shot		 beautiful old F-units
beautiful old F-units		 the Verde Canyon
the Verde Canyon		 Bob Foltz and two Paul Browns enjoying the ride
Bob Foltz and two Paul Browns enjoying the ride
easing by
easing by		 torquoise face
torquoise face		 heading back to Cottonwood
heading back to Cottonwood		 Arizona red rocks
Arizona red rocks		 slugging on
slugging on
switching
switching		 dinner at the Salt Cellar restaurant
dinner at the Salt Cellar restaurant		 diesel contest
diesel contest		 Paul checking out models
Paul checking out models		 all eyes on Mountainair
all eyes on Mountainair
contest room voting procedure
contest room voting procedure		 Ramon's clinic on the transcon in AZ
Ramon's clinic on the transcon in AZ		 Stan Kistler's clinic
Stan Kistler's clinic		 prototype modeler's session
prototype modeler's session		 new technology for smaller parts
new technology for smaller parts
Mike Tomei giving instructions
Mike Tomei giving instructions		 passenger car fans
passenger car fans		 techo guru
techo guru		 convention banquet
convention banquet		 ribbons!
ribbons!
post-banquet chilling
post-banquet chilling		 Phoenix!
Phoenix!		 layout tour - Thunderbird Model Railroad Club
layout tour - Thunderbird Model Railroad Club		 talking trains - what else?
talking trains - what else?		 Ray and David talking cross-yard
Ray and David talking cross-yard
Eric getting the throttle from Kenny
Eric getting the throttle from Kenny		 LAUPT in HO - on Ron Mei's gigantic Sunset Route layout
LAUPT in HO - on Ron Mei's gigantic Sunset Route layout		 yard ladder discussions
yard ladder discussions		 Charlie getting to it
Charlie getting to it		 didn't see any - not that I'd care!
didn't see any - not that I'd care!
early morning warbonnets
early morning warbonnets		 relegated to local service
relegated to local service		 heading east
heading east		 EB on the high iron
EB on the high iron		 over-powered local
over-powered local
red, silver, and green
red, silver, and green		 pulling out from the Purina works
pulling out from the Purina works		 highball
highball		 cruising downhill to Winslow
cruising downhill to Winslow		 final climb for this westbound stacker
final climb for this westbound stacker
Mark and Vicky Montray out shooting trains
Mark and Vicky Montray out shooting trains		 downhill stacks
downhill stacks		 Flagstaff's beautiful depot
Flagstaff's beautiful depot		 trackwork at Maine
trackwork at Maine		 cruising through Chalender
cruising through Chalender
zooming by
zooming by		 around the bend
around the bend		 WB at Supai summit
WB at Supai summit		 uphill through the pine trees
uphill through the pine trees		 meet at Supai summit
meet at Supai summit
light power on the Peavine
light power on the Peavine		 stressed tanks
stressed tanks		 Get your kicks...!
Get your kicks...!		 slow and ailing manifest
slow and ailing manifest		 five locos struggling hard
five locos struggling hard
EB business train
EB business train		 dawn at Crookton
dawn at Crookton		 neon glow
neon glow		 EB and water tank
EB and water tank		 the new Harvey House
the "new" Harvey House
WB and open skies
WB and open skies		 cruising down
cruising down		 hard pulling
hard pulling		 Sam, the eagle
Sam, the eagle		 slow downhill trodding
slow downhill trodding
surprise appearance of a C40-8W
surprise appearance of a C40-8W		 downhill bare tables
downhill bare tables		 twisting and turning
twisting and turning		 Don't mess with me!
Don't mess with me!		 classic scene
classic scene
three bandidos
three bandidos		 Santa Fe GP60's
Santa Fe GP60's		 restored depot
restored depot		 Santa Fe water towers
Santa Fe water towers		 high roller
high roller
hugging canyon walls
hugging canyon walls		 cruising wrong main
cruising wrong main		 late sunlight for this EB
late sunlight for this EB		 last rays of light
last rays of light		 early morning EB
early morning EB
meet in Kingman Canyon
meet in Kingman Canyon		 into the desert
into the desert		 more Santa Fe water towers
more Santa Fe water towers		 left curve
left curve		 from California into Arizona - and then uphill!
from California into Arizona - and then uphill!
curves and bridges
curves and bridges		 the Needles
the Needles		 crossing the Colorado River
crossing the Colorado River		 El Garces Harvey House
El Garces Harvey House		 sitting quiety in the sun
sitting quiety in the sun
chugging uphill
chugging uphill		 framed at West Goffs
framed at West Goffs		 a big mess at Cadiz
a big mess at Cadiz		 Siberia can be hot!
Siberia can be hot!		 50°C - 122°F - a railfan's nightmare!
50°C - 122°F - a railfan's nightmare!
hotshot in the heat
hotshot in the heat		 open vista and lava fields
open vista and lava fields		 UP WB coal
UP WB coal		 the WARM - and it was more than just that!
the WARM - and it was more than just that!		 Casa del Desierto
Casa del Desierto
warm glow on this eastbound leaving town
warm glow on this eastbound leaving town		 glowing hoppers
glowing hoppers		 a classic loco - if she could only...
a classic loco - if she could only...		 Santa Fe's huge yard in he desert
Santa Fe's huge yard in he desert		 Santa Fe locos on death row?
Santa Fe locos on death row?
new yard sign
new yard sign		 windmills
windmills		 Corvette outing
Corvette outing		 mind the speed limit
mind the speed limit		 UP helpers and windmills
UP helpers and windmills
stomping uphill manifest
stomping uphill manifest		 scenic shot at Cameron
scenic shot at Cameron		 UP and cement plant
UP and cement plant		 The Loop
The Loop		 snaking uphill
snaking uphill
view from above tunnel #10
view from above tunnel #10		 super hot EB UPS train
super hot EB UPS train		 curving at Caliente (yes, that's hot in Spanish)
curving at Caliente (yes, that's "hot" in Spanish)		 zooming up
zooming up		 heading for tunnel #2
heading for tunnel #2
on towards Bealville
on towards Bealville		 heading for the hill
heading for "the hill"		 Charlie and many of his ribbons
Charlie and many of his ribbons		 EB departing from the old Amtrak station
EB departing from the old Amtrak station		 San Joaquin manifest
San Joaquin manifest
super-powered manifest
super-powered manifest		 Shafter Santa Fe depot
Shafter Santa Fe depot		 dark blue Topeka-cab geep
dark blue Topeka-cab geep		 Jack unwrapping his new goodies
Jack unwrapping his new goodies		 running little trains
running little trains
Bavarian flag in California
Bavarian flag in California		 hitting the BAPM
hitting the BAPM		 my table for the day
my table for the day		 circular layout
circular layout		 clinic on Western Pacific diesels
clinic on Western Pacific diesels
excellent modeling
excellent modeling		 church hall panorama
church hall panorama		 Harry admiring the latest gon from ExactRail
Harry admiring the latest gon from ExactRail		 modern freight cars
modern freight cars		 more great models
more great models
copying the prototype
copying the prototype		 raffling
raffling		 quick trip to the hobby shop
quick trip to the hobby shop		 my GP60 on the photo set
my GP60 on the photo set		 raffle time again
raffle time again
beers with Rick and John
beers with Rick and John		 heading for the NASCAR race
heading for the NASCAR race		 race tents
race tents		 main stands
main stands		 car expo
car expo
tires
tires		 more tires
more tires		 flyover
flyover		 team trucks all lined up
team trucks all lined up		 hot promo legs
hot promo legs
posing with lots of horsepower
posing with lots of horsepower		 catchy colors
catchy colors		 John, Jack, and orange power
John, Jack, and orange power		 BIG shopping cart
BIG shopping cart		 new car model
new car model
three race fans
three race fans		 fireworks
fireworks		 Jimmy Johnson #48
Jimmy Johnson #48		 Robbie Gordon #7
Robbie Gordon #7		 racing action
racing action
more racing action
more racing action		 scooting uphill
scooting uphill		 prime race lookout
prime race lookout		 legs
legs		 a beer in the shade
a beer in the shade
cruise ship, the city, and the bridge
cruise ship, the city, and the bridge		 Pacific bound
Pacific bound		 made it back to my favorite city
made it back to my favorite city		 Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge		 thick traffic on the bridge
thick traffic on the bridge

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