Santa Fe Valley Division Part 4: Richmond - Stockton | Circa 1974 - 1987

Part 4 of this continuing series on the Santa Fe Valley Division takes us on a 70s and 80s journey from Richmond to Stockton. At this time Amtrak had started running their new San Joaquin service via the Santa Fe between Port Chicago and Bakersfield, and they are seen running with FP7s, SDP40Fs, and F40PHs. In 1983 the ATSF and SP attempted to merge their assets together to form one big super system, the railroads were so sure of their success that units began being painted ahead of a merger that was thought to be approved but ended up being rejected by the ICC. This paint scheme dubbed "Kodachrome" shows up frequently in this program adorning both EMD and GE power. In addition to the Amtrak trains and Kodachrome units, there is also plenty of regular Santa Fe action to be seen, and you'll see the Richmond Road Switcher doing its normal switching duties at Christie and Collier, as well as the hot 199/991 trains between Chicago and Richmond starting and ending their journeys. Western Pacific's SN detour train of steel coil makes its runs between Pittsburg and Stockton on the ATSF, and the train is seen in Antioch, Stockton, and Holt. Steam also makes an appearance as Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2860 is also seen in the program running from Port Chicago to Stockton via the Santa Fe in 1977. These Super 8mm movies come from the cameras of Don Kaplan, Fred Klyver, Angelo Figone, and John Filson, and come from the Western Railway Museum, and the collections of Angelo Figone, and Rob Klyver. Additional views for this program were shot on 16mm film by Louis Stein Jr. Enjoy this look back at the Santa Fe Valley Division in the 70s and 80s! Music is this video is used through Creative Commons: by the laptop - Citycycle    • [no copyright music] Citycycle [chillhop l...   by the laptop - BLDG    • [no copyright music] by the laptop - BLDG ...