I went to the Albuquerque Railyards to see the 2926 locomotive which had made a short trip there from the restoration site across town. While awaiting the tracks to be made accessible to spectators I decided to walk through the site to look at the big buildings that comprised the repair facility many years before. To my surprise, the doors of several of the building were open and there were none of the usual guards to deny entry to visitors.
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I love the light and shadows in old buildings like this as well as little details; bits of machinery, electrical panels, etc. They make interesting subjects, especially in black and white.
I would like to get back to explore the Railyard buildings more thoroughly. I'm not sure if they will remain so accessible however. It seemed like the usual barriers to entrance had just been overlooked because of the activity around the restored locomotive at the other end of the site.
Albuquerque has had a hard time trying to find a permanent use for the Railyards. One of the big buildings has been used for the past few years to house a farmers' and crafts market. The current plan is to use some of the space for a film school.
Jack Delano produced a marvelous photo essay on the Railyards when is was fully in use in 1943.
These were certainly monumental examples of industrial architecture. Fascinating. Like your other reader, I love the shadows and patterns.
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