Dahinda, Illinois. On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chillicothe, Illinois to Fort Madison, Iowa, a coupling pin jumps loose and the train breaks in two. The conductor, riding on top of the train, signals the engineer as they back up in order to couple the cars together again
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1943
Contributors
Delano, Jack, photographer
Location
Dahinda
,
40.92476, -90.10901
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html