Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.
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Title
Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.
Subject
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
World War, 1939-1945
Railroad construction & maintenance
tires
United States--Iowa--Fort Madison
World War, 1939-1945
Railroad construction & maintenance
tires
United States--Iowa--Fort Madison
Description
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information color slides and transparencies collection (Library of Congress)
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information color slides and transparencies collection (Library of Congress)
Creator
Delano, Jack, photographer
Source
Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs
Date
1943 March
Rights
No known restrictions on publication.
Format
Transparencies--Color.
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsac/item/2017878092/
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 transparency : color.
Citation
Delano, Jack, photographer, “Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 18, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/80.