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BNSF Along Route 66

Holbrook, Arizona to Homer, California

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This section was set up on October 8, 1998.

Across northern Arizona and into California, BNSF's former Santa Fe main line parallels historic Route 66, the Mother Road. Today, Route 66 is regaining its identity, while the Santa Fe main undergoes some of the biggest changes the line has ever seen.

In Holbrook, Arizona, a BNSF eastbound rolls past a herd of dinosaurs just a block off Route 66 (10/2/98).

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Here It Is -- Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW 540 leads an eastbound past the Jackrabbit Trading Post in Jackrabbit, Arizona (10/1/98).

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Standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona we find the Tonto Drive-In is not what is used to be. A mixed bag of BNSF power heads for the popcorn stand (10/2/98).

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A BNSF Dash 9-44CW leads an eastbound past the abandoned marquee at Winslow's abandoned Tonto Drive-In (10/2/98).

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