everythinginthesky:


March 1943. Summit, California. “Brakeman opening the retainer valve on a car on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Barstow and San Bernardino. From here to San Bernardino is one long downgrade of more than 2,700 feet.”

via Shorpy: Downgrade: 1943

Anyone else look at this and can’t think of anything lese than that scene from “The Train Job” Firefly episode?

everythinginthesky:

March 1943. Summit, California. “Brakeman opening the retainer valve on a car on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Barstow and San Bernardino. From here to San Bernardino is one long downgrade of more than 2,700 feet.”

via Shorpy: Downgrade: 1943

Anyone else look at this and can’t think of anything lese than that scene from “The Train Job” Firefly episode?