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Santa Fe in three states
Aug 26, 2010·Birds Eye View·Classic Trains

Santa Fe in three states

The Santa Fe established a major shop complex at Albuquerque to maintain and repair steam locomotives. At their peak in…

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Key C&O facilities
Aug 26, 2010·Birds Eye View·Classic Trains

Key C&O facilities

To handle maintenance and repairs on its substantial hopper-car fleet, coal-hauler Chesapeake & Ohio in 1930 built this systemwide freight-car…

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East to West on the N&W
Aug 26, 2010·Birds Eye View·Classic Trains

East to West on the N&W

The Norfolk & Western Railway transported much of the coal mined in southwestern Virginia and West Virginia. Many loads went…

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Los Angeles in the 1930’s
Aug 26, 2010·Birds Eye View·Classic Trains

Los Angeles in the 1930’s

SP’s Los Angeles General Shops UCLA Dept. of Geography, Air Photo Archives Southern Pacific facilities dominate three views of Los…

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Three depots of the South
Aug 26, 2010·Birds Eye View·Classic Trains

Three depots of the South

This 1940’s afternoon photo looks northeast from over the Cape Fear River across the north end of downtown Wilmington, N.C.…

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Seattle’s Railroad Scene
Aug 25, 2010·Railroads & Locomotives·Trains Magazine

Seattle’s Railroad Scene

A Union Pacific line runs along the east bank of the Duwamish River in Seattle. Benjamin B. Bachman A similar…

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Looking for ghosts in West Virginia
Aug 25, 2010·Railroads & Locomotives·Trains Magazine

Looking for ghosts in West Virginia

Click the image to download this interactive PDF. Many who love narrow-gauge railroads consider West Virginia’s Babcock State Park hallowed…

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