Railfanning the Long, HOT Summer of '98

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June 23, 1998	The only picture taken on the trip out to California.
	BNSF eastbound just west of Clovis, NM.
July 3, 1998	A couple of the Bay Area Amtrak depots.
	Oakland Jack London Square Amtrak Depot.
	Amtrak #713 at Jack London Square.
	South end of Emeryville Depot.
	Track side view of Emeryville Depot.
August 25, 1998	Starting the long trip home!
	Eastbound starting upgrade at Bena, CA.
	Another eastbound starting upgrade at Bena, CA.
	ATSF 514, BNSF 6879, and BNSF 730 westbound crossing Walker Basin Creek, just east of Bena.
	ATSF 514, BNSF 6879, and BNSF 730 westbound, just west of Bena.
	ATSF 5040 westbound taking the flashing yellow signal at Caliente, CA.
	UP work train on Tehachapi Loop.
	UP cab hop eastbound at Tehachapi Loop.
	What remains of the Tehachapi, CA, SP depot.
	BNSF 725 and friends westbound with a stack train.
	ATSF westbound crossing a dry river in the Mojave Desert at MP 678.2.
	BNSF autoracks eastbound along Goffs Road in the Mojave Desert.
	Old Santa Fe water tank at Goffs, CA.
	ATSF westbound waiting between Needles, CA, and the U.S. Highway 95 crossing (second of four trains waiting).
	Another ATSF westbound waiting between Needles, CA, and the U.S. Highway 95 crossing (third of four trains waiting).
August 26, 1998
	Santa Fe depot and Harvey House at Seligman, AZ.
	Old Santa Fe water tank across from depot in Seligman, AZ.
	The Black Cat in Seligman, AZ, along old route 66. Yes, it IS railroad related! (see the page for story)
	Water tower in Ash Fork, AZ.
	The BNSF overpass over U.S. 66 in Williams, AZ. Couldn't even get out of the car for this picture!
August 27, 1998
	Grand Canyon Railway yard at Grand Canyon, now mostly unusable.
	Grand Canyon Railway hi-railer arriving at Grand Canyon upon completion of the daily inspection run.
	Grand Canyon Railway train arriving at Grand Canyon.
	Picture post card type photo of GCRY #18 arriving at Grand Canyon.
	Old Flagstaff depot, used as freight office in later years, now used by MW.
	'New' Flagstaff depot, used by Amtrak, includes a nice gift shop.
	ATSF 868 westbound - one of many stack trains to pass while were there.
	This Baldwin logging engine is stored across from the Flagstaff depot.
August 29, 1998
	A sign we don't want to start seeing around the prototype. This one is is in McCormick Railroad Park in Scottsdale, AZ, for safety reasons.
	Grandpa and Grandson Daniel checking out the model railroad layouts at McCormick Railroad Park in Scottsdale, AZ.
August 31, 1998
	ATSF 999219 at Gallup, New Mexico, gives a whole new meaning to the slang term "crummy."
	ATSF 999304 at Grants, New Mexico. This one's part of a restaurant - note the flowers in the windows. Sorry to say we didn't stop and eat there.
	The depot (or is it office) at Grants, New Mexico.
	BNSF westbound at MP 44.5, just east of Grants, NM.
	A busy time at State Route 47 crossing east of Belen, NM. Train at left is westbound stack train; train at right is a welded rail train preparing to start dropping rail.
	Welded rail train preparing to start dropping rail at State Route 47 crossing, east of Belen, NM.
	A long shot at that welded rail train preparing to start dropping rail at State Route 47 crossing, between Belen, NM, and Abo Canyon.
Sept. 1, 1998
	Another(!) welded rail train, this one east of Ft. Sumner, NM.
	New signal bridge just east of Ft. Sumner, NM. It wasn't in use yet, as the signal heads were covered.
	Burro crane found just west of Cantera, NM, near MP 705.
	Last, but not least, actual, live caboose found with some work cars just west of Cantera, NM, near MP 705.