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Hall of Dinosaurs: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/02/2007 - 5:28am.
Santa Fe R.R. locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas. March 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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Thanks Tipster! My father
Submitted by Ross Franklin on Wed, 08/22/2007 - 2:15am.
Thanks Tipster!
My father worked at the Santa Fe shops in Topeka during the 70-80's. I had wondered if this building was still there.
If you just showed me this
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 8:07pm.
If you just showed me this picture without any background information, I would swear it was out of a computer game.
[World of Traincraft! - Dave]
Santa Fe's Topeka Shops
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 03/27/2007 - 1:19pm.
This photograph was taken looking south in the locomotive shop building of the Topeka Shop complex. This building is still in use today, only it is filled with diesel-electric locomotives instead of steam locomotives. If you are acquainted with the Topeka area, this is the building that is just to the west of the Branner St. viaduct.
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