By 1955 steam was just about done on the Santa Fe, and most railroads. The “last” steam run on the Plains Division was made on Christmas Day 1953 when #2919 (a 4-8-4) ran from Wellington to Waynoka. However, from May 10th until August 1st, 1955, steam returned to the Clovis-Waynoka line (Plains Division).
Freights were powered by 2-10-4’s. Yard assignments in Amarillo were handled by 1600-class 2-10-2’s (1631 and 1655 are shown in the Amarillo yard on June 23rd in Stagner’s book). In the book “Santa Fe in the Lone Star State Vol. 1 1949-1969”, Steve Goen shows the following steamers active in Amarillo during this brief period:
5009 – 5001 class 2-10-4
5011, 5018, 5022, 5024, 5025, 5028, 5029, 5035 – 5011 class 2-10-4
1636, 1655 – 1600 class 2-10-2
1688 – 1674 class 2-10-2
4089 – 4000 class 2-8-2
2916 – 2900 class 4-8-4
– Jerry Michels