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This black and white photograph shows a truck trailer from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company being prepared for shipment at the Hobart Yards in Los Angeles, California. These trailers are commonly referred to as a piggy-back service. With this intermodal of transportation, freight can be delivered in half the time.
Creator: Bradley, R.C.
Date: Between 1967 and 1969
Item Number: 227024
Call Number: ATSF Series 2, #508.10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227024
Business and Industry - Railroad - Rolling stock - Flatcars
Business and Industry - Railroad - Rolling stock - Intermodal
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1960s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Other States - California - Los Angeles
Transportation - Railroads - Rolling stock - Flatcars
Transportation - Railroads - Rolling stock - Intermodal
Type of Material - Photographs
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