Lamy New Mexico Train Station
by Karen Slagle
Title
Lamy New Mexico Train Station
Artist
Karen Slagle
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Photograph
Description
I took this image from the inside of the old Lamy train station looking toward the town sign. This wonderful old building is full of Santa Fe style charm
Lamy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, 18 miles (29 km) south of the city of Santa Fe. The community was named for Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy, and lies within the Bishop John Lamy Spanish Land Grant, which dates back to the eighteenth century.
Lamy is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 218 at the 2010 census. The former Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (ATSF), now the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), passes through Lamy. This railroad, usually called just the "Santa Fe," was originally planned to run from Atchison, Kansas, on the Missouri River, to Santa Fe, the capital city of New Mexico, and then points west. However, as the tracks progressed west into New Mexico, the civil engineers in charge realized that the hills surrounding Santa Fe made this impractical. Hence, they built the railway line though Lamy, instead. Later on, a spur line was built from Lamy to Santa Fe, bringing the railroad to Santa Fe at last. In 1896 the Fred Harvey Company built the luxurious El Ortiz Hotel here. Thus Lamy became an important railroad junction. In 1992 the spur line was taken over by the Santa Fe Southern Railway, which operates a popular excursion train, using vintage passenger railcars and modern freight cars, between Santa Fe and Lamy.
The significance of Lamy as a railroad junction is related in the Oscar-nominated documentary, The Day After Trinity (1980), about the building of the first atomic bomb, and is referred to by instrumental group the California Guitar Trio in a five-part suite Train to Lamy on their second album Invitation (1995).
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Comments (17)
Donna Kennedy
Fabulous nostalgia in this great image Karen, like how you framed the birds in the doorway!...f/l
Karen Adams
Great shot, Karen....It is not easy to get detail of the dark interior and the bright sunny exterior! Well done....and so many interesting patterns!!....vf
Marvin Spates
Wow Karen this make for great nostalgia!! I love the look of this old style charm!!! L/F
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"