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17-NOV-2007

Magdalena Stock Pens 73605

Built in 1885 and were in use up to 1971

Officially called the Magdalena Stock Driveway Shipping Pens.

These pens were built in 1885 when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway completed its branch line
from Socorro to Magdalena. Stockmen from as far away as Springerville, AZ and Reserve, NM drove their
cattle and sheep to Magdalena for shipping to the markets back east. Records for 1910 show 21,677
cattle and 150,000 sheep were shipped from these pens. The use of the Stock Driveway declined in the
1960s as trucking increased. It came to a halt in 1971 when the Santa Fe Railroad closed the line. The
Driveway was disbanded shortly thereafter.

There's so little left of the 'old west' that it's fascinating when you discover a bit of it still remaining.

Photographed in Magdalena, New Mexico USA.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/400s f/8.0 at 22.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-Nov-2007 16:50:06
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length22 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Karen Moen03-May-2008 08:28
Love the blue sky against the golden land. I know what you mean about losing remnants of the past. Thank you not only for the lovely photo but the history lesson as well. Voted.