Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe diesel engine 260 "and sisters" pulling a manifest train (a fast freight train hauling perishables or livestock) through Amarillo, Texas. "Sisters" are apparently additional power units to aid the locomotive. The photograph was taken by Donald Erb for AT&SF.
Date: 1954
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Item Number: 51764
Call Number: ATSF Series 2, #429.1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 51764
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Freight trains
Business and Industry - Railroad - Locomotives - Diesel
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1950s - 1954
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Other States - Texas - Amarillo
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Freight trains
Transportation - Railroads - Locomotives - Diesel
Type of Material - Photographs
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