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1922, Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe Railroad. 1100 2nd St. SW, roughly bounded by 1st and 2nd Sts. to the west and the BNSF rail line to the east.
  • (Photograph by Regina N. Emmer)

The 60 x 604-foot depressed concrete transfer table runs between the machine and boiler shops and originally functioned as a bridge to move boilers and locomotives between the two buildings. It reminds us that the space between buildings was often as important as the buildings themselves in the layout and functioning of this industrial complex.

References

Dodge, William A., Maryellen Hennessy, Edgar Bolson, and Petra Morris, “Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Locomotive Shops,” Bernalillo County, New Mexico. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 2014. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Moses, Nalina. “Going the Extra Yards.” AIArchitect, August 8, 2014.

Wilson, Chris. “The Historic Railroad Buildings of Albuquerque: An Assessment of Significance.” Prepared for the Redevelopment Division, Planning Department, City of Albuquerque, 1986.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Regina N. Emmer
Coordinator: 
Christopher C. Mead
Regina N. Emmer
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Data

Timeline

  • 1922

    Built

  • 2007

    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

What's Nearby

Boiler Shop
Fire Station
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Locomotive Shops
Machine Shop
Wheels Museum

Citation

Regina N. Emmer, "Transfer Table", [Albuquerque, New Mexico], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/NM-01-001-0091-03.

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