Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R. | PICRYL

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Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.

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01/01/1939

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Delano, Jack, photographer

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Fort Madison, 40.62976, -91.31515

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Fort Madison, Iowa. Edward E. Leonard pushing a driver wheel in place under an engine being wheeled at the Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad

Fort Madison, Iowa. Edward E. Leonard pushing a driver wheel in place under an engine being wheeled at the Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway workmen in the roundhouse studying work schedule

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway workmen in the roundhouse studying work schedule

Fort Madison, Iowa. Welding cracks in the cylinder head of a diesel engine at the Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad

Fort Madison, Iowa. Welding cracks in the cylinder head of a diesel engine at the Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad

Fort Madison, Iowa (Shopton). The reading room across from the yard office has sleeping accomodations for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad workers

Fort Madison, Iowa (Shopton). The reading room across from the yard office has sleeping accomodations for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad workers

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway diesel head shop, a diesel cylinder head being heated in a brick oven before welding cracks it

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway diesel head shop, a diesel cylinder head being heated in a brick oven before welding cracks it

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway locomotive shops. The tire is heated until it expands sufficiently to be slipped onto the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway locomotive shops. The tire is heated until it expands sufficiently to be slipped onto the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Engines in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway roundhouse. Note train control mechanism on truck wheel of the engine in foreground

Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Engines in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway roundhouse. Note train control mechanism on truck wheel of the engine in foreground

Fort Madison, Iowa. In the train control room at the Shopton shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Testing the governor of a train control mechanism

Fort Madison, Iowa. In the train control room at the Shopton shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Testing the governor of a train control mechanism

Fort Madison, Iowa. Welding cracks in the cylinder head of a diesel engine at the Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad

Fort Madison, Iowa. Welding cracks in the cylinder head of a diesel engine at the Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad

Fort Madison, Iowa. In the train control room at the Shopton shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Testing pnuematic train control equipment. This rack is used for testing about eight different parts of the apparatus

Fort Madison, Iowa. In the train control room at the Shopton shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Testing pnuematic train control equipment. This rack is used for testing about eight different parts of the apparatus

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Santa Fe R.R. crosses the Colorado River into California between Topock, Arizona and Beal, California

Santa Fe R.R. crosses the Colorado River into California between Topock, Arizona and Beal, California

Santa Fe R.R. trains going through Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains, Cajon, Calif. On the right, streamliner "Chief" going west; in the background, on the left, a freight train with a helper engine, going east. Santa Fe trip

Santa Fe R.R. trains going through Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains, Cajon, Calif. On the right, streamliner "Chief" going west; in the background, on the left, a freight train with a helper engine, going east. Santa Fe trip

Working with a small steam drop hammer at the blacksmith shop in the Santa Fe R.R. shops, Topeka, Kansas

Working with a small steam drop hammer at the blacksmith shop in the Santa Fe R.R. shops, Topeka, Kansas

A completely overhauled engine on the transfer table at the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad locomotive shops, Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is now ready to go into service

A completely overhauled engine on the transfer table at the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad locomotive shops, Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is now ready to go into service

The Santa Fe R.R. crosses the Southern Pacific R.R. at Vaughn, N[ew] Mexi[ico]. A Southern Pacific RR freight passing Vaughn

The Santa Fe R.R. crosses the Southern Pacific R.R. at Vaughn, N[ew] Mexi[ico]. A Southern Pacific RR freight passing Vaughn

West-bound passenger train going around a curve on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad between Winslow and Seligman, Arizona, [near] Gleed, Arizone

West-bound passenger train going around a curve on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad between Winslow and Seligman, Arizona, [near] Gleed, Arizone

West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train stopping for water, Tolar, N[ew] Mex[ico]

West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train stopping for water, Tolar, N[ew] Mex[ico]

Santa Fe R.R. streamliner, the "Super Chief," being serviced at the depot, Albuquerque, N[ew] Mex[ico]. Servicing these diesel streamliners takes five minutes

Santa Fe R.R. streamliner, the "Super Chief," being serviced at the depot, Albuquerque, N[ew] Mex[ico]. Servicing these diesel streamliners takes five minutes

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Fort Madison, Iowa. View of the east end of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. On the right is the Mississippi River

Fort Madison, Iowa. View of the east end of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. On the right is the Mississippi River

Dahinda, Illinois. On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chillicothe, Illinois to Fort Madison, Iowa, a coupling pin jumps loose and the train breaks in two. The conductor, riding on top of the train, signals the engineer as they back up in order to couple the cars together again

Dahinda, Illinois. On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chillicothe, Illinois to Fort Madison, Iowa, a coupling pin jumps loose and the train breaks in two. The conductor, riding on top of the train, signals the engineer as they back up in order to couple the cars together again

Sheaffer fountain pen factory, Ft. Madison, Iowa. Labeling wrapping of Schaeffer ink

Sheaffer fountain pen factory, Ft. Madison, Iowa. Labeling wrapping of Schaeffer ink

Dahinda, Illinois. A conductor on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chillicothe, Illinois and Fort Madison, Iowa coupling two cars that had been disconnected

Dahinda, Illinois. A conductor on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chillicothe, Illinois and Fort Madison, Iowa coupling two cars that had been disconnected

Perspective map of Fort Madison, Ia. 1889.

Perspective map of Fort Madison, Ia. 1889.

Fort Madison, Iowa. Leaving the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yard early in the morning

Fort Madison, Iowa. Leaving the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yard early in the morning

Sheaffer fountain pen factory, Ft. Madison, Iowa. Line of nib grinders and their operators

Sheaffer fountain pen factory, Ft. Madison, Iowa. Line of nib grinders and their operators

As darkness approaches, brakeman M. H. Burdette lights his markers and gets them ready to hang on the rear end of the caboose on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chillicothe, Illinois and Fort Madison, Iowa

As darkness approaches, brakeman M. H. Burdette lights his markers and gets them ready to hang on the rear end of the caboose on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chillicothe, Illinois and Fort Madison, Iowa