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Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto
This is one of the kinds of early diesels used on passenger trains on the Santa Fe. Here they are refueling in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They did not have a proper fueling station early on so just parked some tank cars next to the train and trans-loaded diesel fuel from them.
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That's an EMD FT diesel, I think... it has a shielded front light due to WW2 blackout regulations.
That's the old Fred Harvey Alvarado Hotel in the background. Demolished since.
Used to go there for Sunday dinner from time to time.
We moved to Albuquerque in the early 50's... took the SF El Capitan and Super Chief to LA several times.
And to Chicago... the Super Chief ran over 100 mph across the plains of eastern Colorado.
Thanks.