Steam locomotives in a railroad repair shop, number 2808 – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Steam locomotives in a railroad repair shop, number 2808 in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Steam locomotives in a railroad repair shop, number 2808
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Locomotive number 2808 sets this scene apart, shown inside a repair shop alongside other steam engines. Shops like this were the working heart of a railroad, where engines were lifted, cleaned, and fitted with new boilers, wheels, and running gear before returning to the line. Before diesel power took over in the mid-20th century, such buildings were full of soot, steam, and heavy machinery, and photographs of them record a trade that kept the whole network running. Look closely at the crowded floor and the overhead work to get a sense of how labor-intensive that maintenance was.
| Original scan | 2,707 × 3,498 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1a34676u Chicago and Northwestern railroad |
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