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Viewing Album:  The L&A - Santa Fe "Big D Connection" of the 1980's
 
By:Nathan Bailey
Dates:11/6/1981 - 12/31/1988
Album Info:L&A (of the KCS Lines) and Santa Fe started run-through service that connected at Dallas in November 1981. L&A and Santa Fe referred to this new service as the "Big D Connection" since the connection point was Dallas (aka "Big D"). This folder contains images of that run-thru traffic east of Dallas on the former L&A Texas Subdivision (now the KCS Greenville Sub). Santa Fe operated their train 975 from Richmond, CA to Dallas, with a connection at Barstow. The 975 would become Train #53 on the L&A for the final trip from Dallas to Shreveport and eventually New Orleans. This train typically carried many perishables, wine and blocks of intermodal traffic. Conversely, L&A Train #54 would originate in New Orleans, travel to Dallas and had a connection with Santa Fe's train #579 from Dallas to Richmond. This arrangment lasted for approximately a decade. By the early 1990's Santa Fe was vacating Dallas for their new complex at Alliance (north of Fort Worth) and they spun off many of their DFW lines to Dallas Area Rapid Transit, KCS and even abandonment in some cases. Santa Fe's shift, and later their merger with BN (which resulted in trackage rights into New Orleans) had a downward impact on traffic being handed off to KCS/L&A at Dallas. But during the 1980's it provided some interesting photo opportunities and colorful motive power - - including SPSF-inspired livery.
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Train #53
Title:  Train #53
Description:  A Santa Fe-powered train #53 rolls "south" on L&A Texas Sub thru Winnsboro. Exact date not available.
Photo Date:  3/10/1987  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:15:40 PM
Location:  Winnsboro, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 2836(GP35u)
Views:  409   Comments: 1
Train #53
Title:  Train #53
Description:  Train #53 passing over the switch to the "Hollywood Spur" and departing Sulphur Springs. Exact date not available.
Photo Date:  3/10/1987  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:21:12 PM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 6406(B23-7)
Views:  400   Comments: 1
Meet
Title:  Meet
Description:  L&A conductor James L. Davis on train #55 waves at the head end of train #54, roaring by on the main at Como. At Dallas #54 will become Santa Fe train #579 to Barstow and Richmond, CA. Exact date not available
Photo Date:  4/15/1987  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:05:07 PM
Location:  Como, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 2784(GP30u)
Views:  1002   Comments: 4
Caboose of Train #53
Title:  Caboose of Train #53
Description:  A Santa Fe caboose marks the rear of a #53 connection heading "south" on the L&A Texas Sub. Exact date not available.
Photo Date:  5/1/1987  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:30:40 PM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  960   Comments: 1
Train #53
Title:  Train #53
Description:  #53 departing Sulphur Springs, with all Santa Fe power. Exact date not available.
Photo Date:  5/15/1987  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:37:49 PM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 2756(GP30u)
Views:  447   Comments: 1
Train #53
Title:  Train #53
Description:  #53's connection passing the Sulphur Springs depot. Exact date not available.
Photo Date:  12/15/1987  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:49:56 PM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 6397(B23-7)
Views:  407   Comments: 1
Train #53
Title:  Train #53
Description:  Train #53 with all Santa Fe power, including a SPSF merger scheme cowl unit, heads south on the L&A Texas Sub. Exact date not available.
Photo Date:  2/15/1988  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:53:55 PM
Location:  Winnsboro, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 8016(C30-7) ATSF 5987(SDF45)
Views:  651   Comments: 1
Highball
Title:  Highball
Description:  Train #53 passing a clear signal at Winnsboro. Exact date not available.
Photo Date:  2/15/1988  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 11:59:45 PM
Location:  Winnsboro, TX
Author:  Nathan Bailey
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5987(SDF45) ATSF 8016(C30-7)
Views:  632   Comments: 0

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