Two EMD locomotives slated for preservation arrived at their new home in Southern California last week. Coaster F40PHM-2C 2105 and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe SD45-2 5704 were moved to the Southern California Railroad Museum after being stored in a BNSF Railway yard for several years. 

Santa Fe 5704 was one of five SD45-2s painted to celebrate the bicentennial by Santa Fe at its San Bernardino, Calif., shops in late 1975 and early 1976. In 2021, the locomotive was saved and restored to its 1976 appearance. Meanwhile, Coaster 2105 was among five F40s rescued by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, Calif. One of those units, 2103, was added to the museum collection, while the others were put up for sale. That’s when YouTuber Michael Armstrong (best known by his handle CoasterFan2105) helped lead the effort to get F40 2105 to the Southern California Railroad Museum in Perris. The engine was preserved in 2022 and has been stored on BNSF property along with 5704 for the last few years. Finally, last weekend, BNSF moved the two locomotives to their new home. —Railfan & Railroad Staff