Santa Fe Photograph - Steampunk - RR - The train dispatcher 1943 by Mike Savad

Steampunk - RR - The train dispatcher 1943 is a photograph by Mike Savad which was uploaded on October 30th, 2015.

Steampunk - RR - The train dispatcher 1943

Colorized photo from 1943
Original Title: A dispatcher at work in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad offices
Photographer: Jack... more

by Mike Savad

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Title

Steampunk - RR - The train dispatcher 1943

Artist

Mike Savad

Medium

Photograph - Colorized Photo

Description

Colorized photo from 1943
Original Title: A dispatcher at work in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad offices
Photographer: Jack Delano
Location: Marceline, Missouri

This is a train dispatcher, his job is to regulate who gets to go on what track so there are no accidents. The lights on that board indicate what rails are being used. The lights turn on as the train passes by so you can tell the direction its going in.

The clock on the wall over there has mercury a filled pendulum. It needs to be very accurate, and only a clock master is allowed to make the adjustments. It's said that the train system was responsible making the time zones. Before that, everyone used their own times and it was very confusing.

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October 30th, 2015