San Bernardino, CA: Santa Fe Transfer Table, Etc.

(Satellite, you can see the backshop in a 1980 historic aerial)

Part of the roundhouse and lots of the backshop

 

Tim Starr posted
Some lucky students are getting a tour of the Santa Fe's roundhouse at San Bernardino CA in 1948. (University of California)

 

Bill Morris posted
Here is a VERY rare color photo of the San Bernardino round house with a full roster of beautiful Santa Fe Baldwins.  The occational photos that I post are not mine. I have found them in various places  on line and share them with the group for all to enjoy.

Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation posted
Santa Fe's 1988 open house in San Bernardino, by Elrond Lawrence
Dan Elwood As I recall, a gentleman at the shops removed the stencils for this paint job from a dumpster. Well done, sir.
Gary Lepper Brings back memories of the shops . I ran that transfer table in the beginning of my career at San Bernardino shops. Good old days

JR Ruiz posted

Sean McReynolds shared
Steve Rippeteau Looks like a photo taken by Jack Delano working for the US Office of War Information. He made a trip on the ATSF by freight train in March 1943 to document the capability of the Santa Fe Ry to handle the surge of military transcontinental traffic during WWII. If it is a Delano photo it should be attributed to him or who ever took this great photo.

March 1943. San Bernardino, California. A general view in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad locomotive shops.

Michael Phillips posted
Here is a 1909-10 postcard of the Santa Fe yard and shops in San Bernardino.
Bill Roberts And there's the stack way back there!
Otto Kroutil Great colorized photo, but I don't think it's the same stack. This one is east of the shops, by the old pedestrian bridge torn down when the subway was built, whereas "the stack" that's still there is by Mt. Vernon Viaduct. Interesting to see the many changes over the ages, and a bit sad to see the current state...
Curtis Croulet The 0-6-0 switcher was nearly new. Worley says it was built in 1907.

Francisco Lacy posted
Sad to find out today all that remains of the San Bernardino Santa Fe steam shops is the powerhouse smoke stack and shop whistle. The passenger terminal on the south side is immaculately preserved though.

Eric Kruse posted
March 1985 CTC Board magazine front cover story feature on the Santa Fe's San Bernadino, CA. shops.

Alfred Lynch posted
On April 4, 1980, I captured 6 months old SD40-2 5087 at San Bernardino, CA. in less than as-delivered-condition. In March 1980, I believe at the second crossing of Figueroa Street, in Highland Park, CA., a westbound TOFC train lead by the 5087 struck a house being moved. It seems the movers failed to notify ATSF of their activity. The house was destroyed, but the 5087 would be repaired by the good people of San Bernardino Shops and is somewhere on the BNSF system today.

Actually, it hit an apartment building that was being moved.

Rick Kisinger commented on Alfred's post

Judy Webb posted
Bill shot this photo of the back shop building and sign while going on duty at San Bernardino "A" yard. Usually there are cars that block this view.

Judy Webb posted
Bill found this picture while going through his slides and thought it should be shared. This is T. R. Graham (Timmy). at the old San Bernardino "A" yard in the former San Bernardino Freight House.

Alfred Lynch posted
In mid May, 1988, I wandered behind the San Bernardino shop complex and captured 347C (39C) and 347B (35A) they were being prepared for a return to red and silver warbonnet.Herb Iske Now if only the faulty pistons could be dealt with. Having grown up in the 50s just off the 4th District in Oceanside, CA watching covered wagons pull the San Diegans, I’d sure love to see them run again.
Alfred Lynch Herb Iske for those of us who are old enough to remember the F's in Santa Fe passenger service that would be very special. The good people in Perris, CA. could take better care of them and get them running.Herb Iske They do amazing restoration work in Perris.

Herb Iske commented on Alfred's post
This image is my favorite taken during the filming session up in Cajon Pass.in 1989.
Alfred Lynch Herb Iske great shot. I was at a Union Oil training program in Chicago and completely missed the event. I went over to Joliet Union Station to take pictures and a man at the station told me about the Santa Fe F's pulling a passenger train on Cajon Pass. Well, they were on the pass, not quite pulling!
Paul Jansson Herb Iske man we were standing next to each other! That was a fun day.
Scott Molotov Where are they now?
Gabriel Joseph Perez They are at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.
Kevin Leddy No. All that remains of the San Bernardino shops is the smoke stack. It was all cleared away for construction of the intermodal facility.

JR Ruiz posted
A transparency showing the interior of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway diesel shop at San Bernardino, California. Visible in the image are diesel locomotives 4652 and 4551. July 1973
Timothy Bryan Wampler That place no longer stands, Barstow is where all the major diesel and car repair is done in California.