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Excellent vintage black-and-white railroad photograph showing a Santa Fe passenger train passing the historic railroad depot at Grants, New Mexico.
This is a particularly appealing railroad image because it captures far more than just the train. The photograph provides a wonderful period view of the Grants depot and surrounding rail yard, including the prominent GRANTS station sign, railroad signal, multiple tracks and switches, baggage/freight carts, utility poles, period automobile, and the dramatic New Mexico landscape beyond.
A long passenger consist can be seen behind multiple streamlined Santa Fe diesel locomotives, creating a fantastic view of mid-century passenger railroading in the American Southwest.
The combination of identifiable location, depot architecture, railroad equipment, passenger train, and period details makes this an especially interesting photograph for collectors of Santa Fe Railway / ATSF memorabilia, New Mexico history, railroad depots, passenger trains, diesel locomotives, and vintage railroad photography.
Approximate size: 8 x 10 inches.
Vintage photographic print with blank reverse. Shows light age/storage wear consistent with an older photograph, including minor surface/edge wear as visible in the photographs. Please review all photos carefully for exact condition.
A terrific piece of Santa Fe and Grants, New Mexico railroad history and an excellent display photograph for a railroad collection.
Sold as the single original vintage photograph shown.
