“Railroad Workers”

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Introduction
Construction of the major railroads in New Mexico occurred during a 30-year period from 1880 to 1910. Maintaining and operating the track system required many people in the early years and was an important source of jobs in most parts of the state.

Railroad workers have had a variety of experiences and described their careers in different ways. Each perspective gives an insight into how attitudes, events, and technological changes affected the people who lived through them.

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	No. 001029 Title: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Standard Track Tools Source(s): Santa Fe The Chief Way Reference Series System Standards: Volume 2 Author(s): Unknown (Artist); Unknown (Editor) Description: System standard plans from November of 1910 describing the standard track tools for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. Publisher: The Kachina Press Publication Date: November 1978 Collection(s): Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001030 Title: Anything Was Wrong With The Track We Had To Fix It Author(s): Fidel Padilla (Author); Shawn Kelley (Oral Historian); William Penner (Editor) Description: Fidel Padilla talks about working on the Scholle section gang for the Santa Fe Railway near Mountainair, New Mexico. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: Collection(s): Abo Canyon Second Track Project Oral Histories Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001069 Title: The Scholle section gang at work in Abo Canyon Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: Publisher: Publication Date: Unknown Collection(s): Randy Dunson Personal Collection Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001031 Title: The First Hispanic Telegraph Operator Author(s): Felix Gabaldon (Author); Shawn Kelley (Oral Historian); William Penner (Editor) Description: Felix Gabaldon talks about being the first Hispanic to work in a depot on the Santa Fe Railway in eastern New Mexico. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: Collection(s): Abo Canyon Second Track Project Oral Histories Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001021 Title: 1967 Map of AT&SF system in New Mexico Author(s): Unknown (Author) Description: Map showing Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway lines and sidings in New Mexico. Adapted from a larger map showing the entire system. Publisher: Publication Date: 1967 Collection(s): Randy Dunson Personal Collection Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001032 Title: El Velador del Cañon de Abo Author(s): Eliseo R. Sisneros (Author); Shawn Kelley (Oral Historian); William Penner (Editor) Description: Eliseo R. Sisneros talks about working for the Santa Fe Railway in eastern New Mexico. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: Collection(s): Abo Canyon Second Track Project Oral Histories Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001026 Title: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Yard Crew In Vaughn, New Mexico Author(s): Charlie Patterson (Photographer) Description: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway yard crew in Vaughn, New Mexico. The crew is celebrating the retirement of Mr. Robertson in the front right. Crew in back row from left to right are: Harold Thompson (3rd foreman), Ardith Craft (carman), Malcom Simpson (carman), Burwinkel (supervisor), Lupe Storey (carman), and Anastacio Rael (carman). Crew in front row from left to right are: Bill Patterson (carman), Eddie McDowell (carman), and Lewis Robertson (labor). Publisher: Publication Date: 1957 Collection(s): Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001070 Title: Santa Fe Railway engineer driving a steam engine on the local Belen-Vaughn run Author(s): Stan Kistler (Photographer) Description: Publisher: Publication Date: Unknown Collection(s): Randy Dunson Personal Collection Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001033 Title: Life At the Sais Crusher Author(s): Bill Huckabay (Author); Shawn Kelley (Oral Historian); William Penner (Editor) Description: Bill Huckabay talks about life at the Sais Crusher where his father worked for the railroad overseeing quarry operations. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: Collection(s): Abo Canyon Second Track Project Oral Histories Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001042 Title: Labor Crew At The Santa Fe Railway Quarry In Sais, New Mexico Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: Labor crew sitting on a railroad car at the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway quarry and crusher in Sais, New Mexico. Crew from left to right are: David Bibanio, Lorenzo Moya, unknown, Loreto Molina, unknown, and unknown. Publisher: Publication Date: 1930 Collection(s): Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001034 Title: Wherever The Work Took Us, That’s Where We Went Author(s): Randy Dunson (Author); Shawn Kelley (Oral Historian); William Penner (Editor) Description: Randy Dunson talks about growing up on the Belen Cutoff and the experiences his father, a track supervisor for the Santa Fe Railway in eastern New Mexico, had with Navajo work gangs. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: Collection(s): Abo Canyon Second Track Project Oral Histories Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001027 Title: Randy Dunson and his mother outside their bunk car on the Belen Cutoff Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: Hazel and Randy Dunson sitting on the steps of their bunk car located on a siding along the Belen Cutoff. Publisher: Publication Date: Circa 1960 Collection(s): Randy Dunson Personal Collection Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001028 Title: Replacing A Frog On The Yeso Section Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: The Yeso section gang replaces a frog. J. H. McMillian, section foreman, is located at the front with his back turned to the camera. Publisher: Publication Date: Unknown Date Collection(s): Randy Dunson Personal Collection Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001005 Title: Construction of the Belen Cutoff Author(s): Southwest Crossroads Spotlight; William Penner Description: A brief history of the construction of the Belen Cutoff and its effects. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: 2009 Collection(s): Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001013 Title: Teamster Packing a Mule in Abo Canyon Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: Teamster packing a mule in front of a tent in Abo Canyon. Publisher: Kansas State Historical Society Publication Date: Circa 1903 to 1907 Collection(s): Kansas State Historical Society; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Corporate Collections Catalog Number: AT Credits:
	No. 001019 Title: Pecos River Bridge Piers Under Construction Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: Concrete piers, wood plank forms, and falsework being used to construct the Pecos River bridge. Publisher: Kansas State Historical Society Publication Date: Circa 1905 to 1906 Collection(s): Kansas State Historical Society; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Corporate Collections Catalog Number: AT Credits:
	No. 001051 Title: Settlement and Homesteading in East-Central New Mexico Author(s): Southwest Crossroads Spotlight; William Penner Description: A brief history of settlement and homesteading in east-central New Mexico. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: 2009 Collection(s): Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001039 Title: Breaking Ground Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: Breaking ground with a two-horse team near Broncho, New Mexico. Publisher: Publication Date: Unknown Collection(s): Dorothy Cole personal collection. Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001038 Title: Working With Mule Teams Author(s): Unknown (Photographer) Description: Men working with mule teams breaking ground along the Belen Cutoff near Mountainair, New Mexico. Railroad tracks and telegraph line are visible in right of frame. Publisher: Publication Date: Unknown Collection(s): Dorothy Cole personal collection. Catalog Number: Credits:
	No. 001056 Title: Scholle: A Portrait of a Railroad Community Author(s): Southwest Crossroads Spotlight; William Penner Description: A brief history of Scholle, New Mexico, a railroad community on the Belen Cutoff. Publisher: Parametrix Publication Date: 2009 Collection(s): Catalog Number: Credits:

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