Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi there-- Canyon, Texas is the first community south of Amarillo. It is the home of West Texas State A&M. Numerous BNSF tracks run across the northern side of the town. They were ? and are ? a the main line to the west coast. In March of 1964, a freight train derailed. There was a grain elevator nearby which served as a tall tripod to capture the wreck and an obviously unhappy Santa Fe employee in the foreground. At the paper we often posted pictures on a bulletin board for a caption contest. The winning caption: ?Casey, you son of a bitch.? http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill1941/RETROSPECT/Train+Wreck_+Canyon+Texas+___+00321.jpg.html ?Bill