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Re: Photo: Transformer Load

Tim O'Connor
 

Jim

Most web sites that try to "copy protect" images are actively deceiving their
clients or deceiving themselves. In any case the general rule is: if you can SEE
a full size image on your screen, then it can be downloaded intact. Some browsers
make this a lot easier than others. I use Firefox, and it's very easy.

Tim O'

If you try to download it from that site they want a "donation", but if you copy the caption, click on the link https://catalog.archives.gov/, and search for the caption you will find two photos. The second search result was this photo. The first is a closer shot that does give some more detail. From this I could verify that it is SP 4136x. This photo also has two ATSF Fe cars and shows the second floor of a Santa Fe freight house. I would guess Berkley or Oakland.

Jim Gates

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On Sat, 12/8/18, Bob Chaparro <chiefbobbb@verizon.net> wrote:

Subject: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Transformer Load
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018, 3:00 PM

Tarped transformer on a flat car (Southern Pacific?):
https://picryl.com/media/interphase-transformer-from-westinghouse-loaded-on-train-flat-car-photograph-415445
Click on the photo to enlarge it and then scroll to enlarge it further.
Caption: "Interphase transformer from Westinghouse, loaded on train flat car. Photograph taken January 24,
1950."
Good detail of how the rods securing the load are routed through the stake pockets and held in place. These stake pockets
appear to be different from the others.
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
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*Tim O'Connor*
*Sterling, Massachusetts*
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