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Fierro Railroad Trestle unedited

Photo made in Fierro a Ghost Town in Grant County, New Mexico.

This photo depicts a curved wooden trestle which is an open, braced wooden framewo...
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Photo made in Fierro a Ghost Town in Grant County, New Mexico.

This photo depicts a curved wooden trestle which is an open, braced wooden framework that supports the railroad above ground level. It consists of a series of identical (or nearly so) vertical supports holding up a succession of short spans. All wood portions of a trestle are designed to be in compression and never in tension.

Fierro is Spanish for iron and that was what the mine there produced. Peak production was between 1914 (the time of World War I) and the 1930's.

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ILCE-6000

Aperture f/11.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 160/10

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Mar, 2015

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Superb Composition

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Top Choice

+11

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Outstanding Creativity

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

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LOVE this!!!

Thanks so much for the "LOVE this!!!" comment. I had debated on this photo or one more from the ground below. This one is much more complimentary to the one next to it in the gallery.