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Way Out West: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 4:01pm.
March 1943. "Eastbound track of the Santa Fe R.R. across desert country near South Chaves, New Mexico." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
The Eastbound track
Submitted by Kevin Slark on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 6:32pm.
The AT&SF had hundreds of miles of "lefthand running" in Arizona and New Mexico, as explained here.
The most impressive part of these operations were the numerous signal bridges, which the linked site explains in great detail.
Beep Beep!
Submitted by loribl on Sun, 08/01/2010 - 3:36am.
Where are Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner?
Fade to beige
Submitted by GlenJay on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:49am.
This image is pretty far along in the fading that bedevils color photography. The modern view hints at what it looked like originally.
Ford Country
Submitted by Anonymous Arkie on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:42pm.
The kind of shot that John Ford would have used. Everything seems to go on forever.
Modern view?
Submitted by Phil J. on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 5:56pm.
Eastbound track
Submitted by Mal Fuller on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 4:36pm.
Can you scare up a shot of the Westbound track?
[This photo was probably taken from the westbound track of Santa Fe's double-track line through the Southwest. - Dave]
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