Is that a steam engine in the fenced area behind the turntable?
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Indeed it is! That would be Santa Fe 3751, a 1927-built 4-8-4 Northern.
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Certainly gives a feel for the location - all the better with AT&SF 3751 included (well, the majority of it, anyway).
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Timing is everything. Great shot...
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Also of note, the area just below the fourth Amtrak car from engine is the site of the tragic crash of the Santa Fe RDC's back in the fifties I believe, then the brakes failed and they hit the fifteen mph curve at a high rate of speed, tipping on their sides resulting in many casualties.
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