Nostalgia & History > Railroad Orders

I did a Keyword search for Railroad Orders and got 42 items. Four of the photos from this search are below.

Picture 2, SN 2, ”Call Number: Z-5927. Title: Union Pacific Train No. 38. Creator(s): Beebe, Lucius Morris, 1902-1966. Summary: Union Pacific Railroad locomotive number 38 (Pony Express) vents smoke at Borie (Laramie County), Wyoming; the interlocking signal tower is a two story frame building with a bay window. A man on the dock uses an order fork. Shows pneumatic switching pipes and a semaphore signal near the train. Date: 1954. Title from typed paper adhered to verso; also reads: ‘The Pony Express eastbound, orders at Borie cutoff for Denver.’ Library has additional iterations of this item: 1 copy negative 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). Physical Description: 1 photographic print; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.).”

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Picture 3 is Z-5927 enlarged 50%.

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Picture 4, SN 7, “Call Number: RR-1080. Title: Alamosa yard. Creator(s): Richardson, Robert W. Summary: A Denver and Rio Grande Western train with a locomotive 482 (with a pilot plow) vents smoke in the yard at Alamosa, (Alamosa County), Colorado. Conductor Young talks to the engineer; a narrow gauge engine switches standard gauge cars. Date: 1951 February 15. Title penciled on negative envelope; also reads: ’48,’ ‘as condr Young loads orders up, entire train,’ and ‘RG1163.’ Physical Description: 1 negative: nitrate; 6 x 12 cm. (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.).”

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Picture 5 is RR-1080 enlarged 50%. What is the car between the engine and the reefer?

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Picture 6, SN 28, “Call Number RR-1056. Title: Ouray Br. last run. Creator(s): Richardson, Robert W. Summary: View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 318, the tender and a caboose in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado, the locomotive vents smoke. Men are in or beside the engine; a depot with brick arches is to the side. Letters read ‘Austin Transfer.’ Workers are identified as: ‘Conductor: John Collett, Engineer: C.L. Braswell, Trainman: Joe Mazza, Fireman: F. B. Wright, Trainman: John Ciono.’ Date: 1953 March 21. Title penciled on negative envelope with identification and ‘29,’ ‘Last orders, Montrose,’ and ‘RG669.’ Physical Description: 1 negative : nitrate ; 6 x 12 cm. (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.).”

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Picture 7 is RR-1056 enlarged 50%.

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Picture 8, SN 40, “Call Number RR-1625. Title: Salt Lake & Utah R.R. cars 69, 601, Payson, Utah. Creator(s): Richardson, Robert W. Summary: Salt Lake & Utah Railroad interurban streetcars number 609 and 601 sit at the station in Payson (Utah County), Utah. A conductor assists a passenger board one of the trolleys. Signs read: ‘Salt Lake & Utah Railroad - The Orem Line,’ ‘Vico,’ and ‘Commercial Bank.’ Automobiles are parked by a restaurant, signs read: ‘Coca Cola’ and ‘Short Orders.’ Date: 1945 October 17. Physical Description: 1 negative: nitrate; 7 x 11 cm. (3 x 4 1/2 in.).”

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Picture 9 is RR-1625 enlarged 50%. Middle.

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Picture 10 is RR-1625 enlarged 50%. Right.

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http://civilwardailygazette.com

Sunday, June 16, 1861. Preparing for the Invasion of New Mexico

“Seemingly worlds away from this bloodless ‘action,’ Federal Major Edward Canby, headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, received word that secessionist Texans (‘aided perhaps by some dissatisfied individuals in Arizona’) were about to invade the territory. Since March, however, what constituted New Mexico Territory was up to some debate. The Confederate Territory of Arizona, though unofficial even by Confederate standards, claimed all land in the US Territory of New Mexico south of 34th parallel as its own.

These were but rumors, so Canby ordered that fiften or so Mexicans or Indians be hired to act as spies. He figured that the Texans would use the Pecos Trail, ordering a concentration of troops at Fort Fillmore near the Texas-New Mexico/Confederate Territory of Arizona border at Mesilla, the so-called Confederate territorial capital.”

Picture 11 is an interesting map from the above website.

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I found three interesting websites,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Glorieta_Pass

http://civilwartoday.net/glorieta.aspx

http://www.rrsignals.net/Atsf/NewMexico/Raton.htm Raton Line The Original Santa Fe Transcontinental



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/11 06:47 by flynn.

Another great series with lots to look at. Thanks for more gems!

Steve Mitchell
http://www.yardgoatimages.com

flynn Wrote:
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> Picture 5 is RR-1080 enlarged 50%. What is the
> car between the engine and the reefer?

I believe that's an auxiliary water car. I've seen photos of those used on the branches to Santa Fe and Farmington.

Jason Rose
Spring, TX
Rio Grande Explorations

Jason-Rose Wrote:
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> flynn Wrote:
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> > Picture 5 is RR-1080 enlarged 50%. What is the
> > car between the engine and the reefer?
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> I believe that's an auxiliary water car. I've seen
> photos of those used on the branches to Santa Fe
> and Farmington.


I'm pretty sure none of the 2-8-2s were plumbed for auxiliary water cars.

Water cars that look like the one shown were used to fill cisterns at the stations without other access to potable water. All of those stations were west of Chama.

But in this case it looks like the car is being used as an idler car - the cars behind it are standard gauge.

The crew is probably yarding their train after completing an overnight run from Chama (picking up standard gauge cars on the way).

JAC