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This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's aerotrain at a stop in Barstow, California. This experimental passenger train ran from Los Angeles, California to San Diego, California before being discontinued due to its bulkiness and awkwardness.
Creator: Erb, Don
Date: March 1956
Item Number: 306258
Call Number: ATSF Series 2, #30.17
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 306258
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Passenger trains
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1950s - 1956
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Other States - California - Barstow
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Passenger trains
Type of Material - Photographs
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