1960 photo I found intresting


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bluecityblue

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A intresting old picture
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That is a pretty good shot, lots of track. Any information on it such as location?
 
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Looks like it's all newly laid since there's no sign of ballast. I wonder where they got the ties for that bottom track in the photo? :)
 
Could be cinders, Josh, but I've also never seen a yard where the top of each tie was so clean. I still think the track was either just laid or rehabilitated and hasn't been leveled with whatever they are using for ballast. Hopefully the OP will be able to give us some answers.
 
Did a search on the image name and came up with a few more that have similar naming convention and photo style. It is a stream of "life in 1960" photos - here's a link to the Google cached page of URLs.

Some more train related ones, could it be the same yard?

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Love the last one - what a great shot.

Mark
 
Is that a woman running that Pressure Washer? If it is I would hate to get in a fight with her! I ran a Large pressure wash before all day and you hurt at the end of the day! Both people look to have earned their Beer! Where's Mike Rowe that looks like a good dirty job for him!!LOL's
 
They are photos from Jack Delano. He was known for his color slides from the forties. You can find a whole slew of them at the library of congress website. I also found this website

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Cool Photos all the way around !!!Would make sense if it was the forties . Rosie running the pressure hose and newly laid track to handle the extra flow of materials !
 
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