Fred Friedman on Lamy Railroad - Salon on YouTube
/SALON EL ZAGUAN with Fred Friedman on YouTube
The Lamy Branch Line, A Microcosm of New Mexico State & Territorial History
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ABOUT THE SALON TALK
Established in 1880 only as an afterthought, this eighteen-mile branch line continues to re-invent itself through periods of national expansion, wars, depressions and economic turbulence. The line has even has outlasted it’s famous creator, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company. Recently purchased by local entrepreneurs, the Lamy Branch Line is about to re-invent itself once more.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Fred Friedman served for thirty years as head of the New Mexico Transportation Department’s Railroad Bureau, addressing all facets of freight and passenger railroad activities within the state. Upon retirement, he worked as a railroad accident investigator and expert witness in related cases for various law firms throughout the country. Friedman is presently a board member of the Historical Society of New Mexico. He writes and lectures on the subject of territorial and state railroads in the Land of Enchantment.