Contact sheet containing 36 images. ENVELOPE TEXT: Vietnam - railroad - roll D.  NOTES ON CONTACT SHEET:  Foto id - roll D - Dec. 14 - Following for Vietnamese railroad story - 1:  Vietnamese Army guard in front of trackside bunker.  2:  The ticket window at Truoi station.  3:  4:  The ancient French-made telegrapher's station in Truoi station.  This station was closed in early 1964 and hasn't been used since.  The station master is still on the Government payroll to man the station just in case the VN RR decides to reopen in the near future.  5:  Ancient Vietnamese railroad schedule psoted in Truoi station. 6:  Vietnamese travel poster in Truoi station.  7, 8:  Truoi passenger station.  9, 10:  Truoi switching office and crewmasters office building -- not used since 1964.  11, 12:  A couple of ancient French rail cars rot away on Truoi siding.  Cars haven't been used since road closed down in 1964.  13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18:  Various shots of the Chemin de Fer 4-6-6 engine pulling the train.  19:  Top of rail cars.  ARVN with M79 Grenade Launcher rides shotgun on train. - Following for steam engine story - 20-23:  Shots of French-built 1930 model Chemin de Fer engine.  24:  Ancient telegraph pole beside track.  25:  Ancient French concrete and steel bunker which used to guard the French Indochina Railroad from Vietnamese Nationalists and Viet Minh raiders.  26-31:  More shots of 1930 model Chemin de Fer 4-6-6- choo choo.  32, 33:  Refilling water tanks out of rice paddy.  Engine uses up plenty of water to build up a head of steam.  Train carries two 4,000 gallon water tankers with it to supply water for engine.  34, 35:  A couple of rail cars.  36:  Workman at end of track work site.

Photographs from this contact sheet were taken to accompany (in the Overseas Weekly (Vol. 24, No. 7) issued February 22, 1969) the article titled "The New Vietnam Choo Choo" on page 12 and reported out of Phu Bai, South Vietnam. Published captions note "OW Photos by Don Hirst."