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Nostalgia & History > Need history of this piece of RR equipmentDate: 11/02/25 18:23 Need history of this piece of RR equipment Author: edsaalig Photo taken at Union Station San Diego, 1953. Credit to DeGolyer Library SMU, Richard Steinheimer. What is it??
 Date: 11/02/25 18:26 Re: Need history of this piece of RR equipment Author: rtm8575 From reading the tank, seeing the fuel strainers and noting the equipment appears to be an RCD - I'd guess somone is topping off the fuel before it departs.
Date: 11/02/25 18:36 Re: Need history of this piece of RR equipment Author: Milwaukee Looks like the message on the side of the "thing" was only a suggestion given that it looks to be servicing an RDC.
Date: 11/02/25 20:02 Re: Need history of this piece of RR equipment Author: MartyBernard A long time since I heardor read the word ASTRA!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/02/25 20:03 by MartyBernard. Date: 11/02/25 20:13 Re: Need history of this piece of RR equipment Author: Evan_Werkema "Astra Dome" is usually associated with GM's "Train of Tomorrow" and later with Union Pacific. Didn't think Santa Fe used that term.
Date: 11/02/25 21:18 Re: Need history of this piece of RR equipment Author: wharfrat Term was used in company maintenance material referring to 500-505.
Date: 11/03/25 14:25 Re: Need history of this piece of RR equipment Author: masterphots San Diego back in the day. RDCs ran LA to SD until March 1956 when the great accident at Redondo Jct happened.
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