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Santa Fe Demonstration Train
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View of the Santa Fe demonstration train number 3009. Spectators are around the train. A sign on the train reads: "A.T. & S.F." and "Santa Fe Type Mallet Articulated (illegible) Largest Locomotive In The World Built At Topeka Shops" (rest illegible).
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Santa Fe Demonstration Train
View of the Santa Fe demonstration train traveling through the countryside. A sign on the train reads: "A.T. & S.F." "3009" and "048." Caption reads: "Santa Fe Demonstration Train."
Santa Fe Demonstration Train #3009
A crowd is shown gathered near the Santa Fe demonstration train #3009. A sign on the front of the locomotive reads: "3009" and an American flag is on the front of the train.
Train Engines Lined Up
Railroad workers pose near train engines lined up in a wooden roundhouse garage facility. The number on the train in the foreground is "1252."
Topeka Railroad Depot
circa 1910
Elevated view of Topeka Railroad Depot on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. To the left of the station stands the Wells Fargo & Company Express building.
Elephant Butte Dam Site
Elevated view of the camp and valley of the site of the Elephant Butte Dam near Truth or Consequences. There are buildings, roads, railroad tracks, and train cars. Caption reads: "Site of the Eleph...
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge
View of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge spanning the Columbia River, connecting Vancouver, Washington, with Portland, Oregon. Caption reads: "Columbia River Bridge At Vancouver, WN."
