Not sure if 10/20/1996 is old enough for the thread, but 27-1/2 years ago seems a long time ago at Trinidad, CO. As I remember, the train was stopped awaiting a new crew.
Guess they're all old photos now. The SuperFleet days gave me the same feeling as looking at '55-'56 Packards and '72-'73 Diamond Reos. All three companies suffered hard setbacks courtesy of government that left their futures untenable, but all three managed nevertheless to remain magnificent to the end.
When I was a kid growing up in Chicago in the '70s, I remember that the Santa Fe ran television ads. I was transfixed when they appeared. It was a well diversified company as some of these ads show.
I, too, can recall railroads using TV commercials. It's a bygone era, in more areas than just this industry. A forgotten aspect of business called "public relations".
Between Raton and Albuquerque, New Mexico The town over 100 years ago. The photo above was probably taken from the hill on the right of the train as seen in this image taken in July 2014.
Combined El Capitan-Super Chief crossing the flat lands in New Mexico in the 60s. Victor B. D'Agostino photo.
What impresses me is all the even shinier bare stainless. Can you imagine anyone buying a locomotive today skinned with stainless steel?
