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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of two tender cars propped up on posts to function as fuel oil storage for the Southern Pacific Railroad line in Crafton. The tanks stand side-by-side, propped up on wooden posts at center. Railroad tracks run in front of them at a slight, upward angle from left to right. A small building stands to the right of the tanks and extends out-of-frame. At left, an engine car (partial view) and another car sit behind the leftmost tank, facing towards the left. A ladder is propped up the side of the rightmost tank. The side of the engine car reads, "SOUTHERN PACIFIC," and the side of train car behind it reads, "1[?][4]9." Text from negative sleeve: 604. Crafton, Calif. 1899. The S.P.R.R. had just commenced to use oil as fuel instead of coal. Here are the two tenders up on posts at Crafton for fuel oil storage.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0604_001 ark:/21198/zz002hqzdf
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Railroad locomotives--American--California--Redlands Fuel tanks Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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