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Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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Train Number 03, the Southwest Chief, arrives Albuquerque for its 43 minute stop en route to Chicago from Los Angeles (above left). While the tour passengers rode the train from Flagstaff to Albuquerque, the All Aboard America coach was driven empty from Flagstaff to meet its tour passengers from the train and take them to Albuquerque's Old Town - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Albuquerque old town San Felipe - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The Trading Post, Albuquerque (left) and the Rattlesnake Museum on San Felipe (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The large diamondback rattlesnake (left) can grow up to 7 feet in length and this makes it a favourite in cowboy films. But many of the species are much smaller, like this mojave rattlesnake (right) which is usually between two and four feet in length. The Rattlesnake Museum boasts a live example of each type of rattlesnake, including the sidewinder which, on this occasion, refused to pose for a picture - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The Atomic Museum, Albuquerque is being redeveloped after its removal from Kirtland Air Force Base where it was established in 1969. In 2008 none of its aircraft collection was on display - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Replicas of the only two atomic bombs used in warfare - Big Boy (left) and Fat Man (right) - displayed at the Atomic Museum in Albuquerque - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Don Francisco Cuervo Y Valdez, governor and founder of Albuquerque (left); the city business district also boasts its share of statues - (above right) and (below) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The city business district statues - (above) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The Village Cafe, like most establishments in downtown Albuquerque, is closed on Sundays - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Part of Albuquerque's Central Business District (left). Prisoner Transport at the train station in Albuquerque (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Outstanding library books (left) and a automatic telling machine (right) in downtown Albuquerque - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Route 66, downtown Albuquerque - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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| The Kino Theater - a picture palace in the flamboyant, short-lived, Pueblo Deco style, designed by Carl Boller in 1925 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Detail on the wall of the Kino (left); over the rooftops (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Contrasting Spannish influence and typical late 19th century North American architecture - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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Route 66, downtown Albuquerque - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Flights in trams are yet another example of how US English can be totally meaningless to those used to British English - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Although not the highest, the Sandia Aerial Tramway, at 2.7 miles in length, is reputed to be the world's longest cable car ride - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The tram offers spectacular views as it climbs from the valley floor to the 10 378 feet Sandia Peak - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Sandia Peak - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Sunset over Albuquerque from Sandia Peak. The Rio Grande can be seen threading through the city - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Sunset over Albuquerque from Sandia Peak - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Rail Tour: Santa Fe and Taos |
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