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C.T.C. siding, Shafter, California

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Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company

Date: June 4, 1952

Level of Description: Item

Material Type: Photograph

Call Number: ATSF Series 8, #92-3K

Unit ID: 50134

Summary: View of activities at the C.T.C. siding in Shafter, California. A northbound Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's passenger train is passing by on the main line, while an ALSO switch engine #2337 pulls a load of refrigerator cars, loaded with potatoes, on to the new long siding from a spur. Also visible are a man standing next to the switch engine, utility poles and lines, a portion of Central Valley Highway #43, and buildings in the background.

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Title (Main title): C.T.C. siding, Shafter, California

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    Railroad locomotives

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General Note: 2006-2007: Image description provided by William L. Martin, KSHS volunteer, and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway retiree.