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Fort Bowie National Historic Site And the Butterfield Stage Line
Fort Bowie was established by the California Volunteers in 1862, after a series of engagements between the California Column and the Chiricahua. The most violent of these conflicts was the Battle of Apache Pass in July 1862. The fort was named in honor of Colonel George Washington Bowie, commander of the 5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry who first established the…
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Anthony Schmidt and his love for cars.
Meet Anthony Schmidt, a 15 year old young man with Autism, He has an amazing talent and a huge interests in cars. From the age of 6, Anthony has taken many Incredible photographs of of model cars. He will take a model car and make it look life size. Anthony’s talents have touched the lives…
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El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
In 1881 the Phelps Dodge Coporation decided to build a Railroad servicing all the copper mines throughout Southeastern Arizona. They named the Railroad The Arizona and Southeastern. Some years down the line, the Railroad was extended from Bisbee AZ to Douglas AZ. The line was extended to haul copper to the smelter in Douglas. In…
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Lordsburg, New Mexico
Lordsburg goes as far back to the 1880s, when the Southern Pacific Railroad was building a new line. Lordsburg started off as a Railroad camp, the original camp grew with an influx of railroad workers, freighters, miners, cowboys, ranchers, gamblers, and merchants. As Lordsburg changed from a Railroad camp to a small town, businesses like…
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Southern Pacific 1221
This is Southern Pacific 1221, a S-10 Steam Switcher locomotive. Built in 1913 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Southern Pacific Lines, 1221 was one of the first modern switchers on the railroad. She worked in various railyards including the San Jose Train Station. 1221 never pull long trains on trips, the furthest 1221…
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1950 Gilbarco 996 Gas Pump
This my original 1950 Gilbarco gas pump. it is a model 996 and has been in the family for many years. I inherited it from my late grandfather, who bought it at an auction in 1965. little is known about where the pump originated from before it came into the family. My grandfather bought it…
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Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 2926
In the 1940s, The Santa Fe Railroad wanted new diesel locomotives, however due to World War II, the U.S. War Department said they could not use diesel locomotives; diesel was needed for the warships. so, they had to go back to using steam locomotives. AT&SF designed a new class of steam locomotives called the 2900…
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About the Curator
My Name is Heber Richins. I am 25 years old, I have a love for preserving history, and I have Autism. I have been a history enthusiast all my life and now that I’m preserving history, I wish to turn my interest into a career, I love vintage machinery, such as old gas pumps, cars,…
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About the Museum
The Southwest is filled with history, some of it forgotten, but much is remembered. This website is an online museum dedicated to preserving the history of transportation in the Southwest so less is lost and forgotten. The Museum of Southwestern Transportation showcases items like trains, cars and trucks, emergency vehicles, aircraft, buses, gas station memorabilia,…
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