Railroad Stories: The Way It Was Welch: Santa Fe’s Arizona Outpost

Welch: Santa Fe’s Arizona Outpost

By Charles W. Lindenberg | June 1, 2001

Everyday was an adventure for the son of an operator during World War II

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