On Sep 28, 2022, at 6:37 PM, Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:

Photo: Santa Fe Gondolas 172969 & 173808 (1940)

A Russell Lee photo from the Library of Congress.

Use this link to access the TIFF version and enlarge it to see quite a bit of detail.

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017786562/

Taken at the copper mine at Santa Rita, New Mexico.

ATSF 172969 is a Class Ga-9 Caswell car built by AC&F in 1924. ATSF 173808 is a Class Ga-11 built by AC&F in 1926.

Also in view is Conoco tank car CONX 2600.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA
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On Sep 29, 2022, at 3:55 PM, A Clemens <aclmns42@...> wrote:

Pete,

Here's a screenshot from an ATSF video. Kennecott 76 tonner with two overburden dump cars, two ATSF ore cars and a shovel. Not sure of the date.

Al

On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 12:53 PM Peter Hall <petehall6369@...> wrote:

Is that catenary?  If so, what kind of electric engines were in use here?

Thanks

Pete

On Sep 28, 2022, at 6:37 PM, Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:

Photo: Santa Fe Gondolas 172969 & 173808 (1940)

A Russell Lee photo from the Library of Congress.

Use this link to access the TIFF version and enlarge it to see quite a bit of detail.

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017786562/

Taken at the copper mine at Santa Rita, New Mexico.

ATSF 172969 is a Class Ga-9 Caswell car built by AC&F in 1924. ATSF 173808 is a Class Ga-11 built by AC&F in 1926.

Also in view is Conoco tank car CONX 2600.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA
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On Sep 30, 2022, at 6:03 PM, Clarence Zink <clarence.zink@...> wrote:

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