====== Socorro L-3I Underground ======

Socorro, or Socorro #2, was a switching main station for the transcontinental L-3I station. It's a relatively large station for the system, as it housed an AUTOVON tandem and served (at least for a time) as an alternate regional NOC and synchronization clock source.

^ Built    | early 1960s |
^ Fate     | Mothballed |

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Socorro is no longer in use; while the ROW to the west has been reused for a fiber optic cable, it actually bypasses Socorro entirely on its turn north to Albuquerque. It still receives basic caretaking. Note that some photos here were taken in 2017 prior to the removal of the horns and repainting of the building; the white and blue paint is original. Later photos show it repainted in a dark and rather dull color.

===== Routes =====

^ Destination ^ Direction ^ Carrier |
| [[Quemado L-3I]] | West | L-3I |
| [[Vaughn L-3I]] | East | L-3I |

==== License History ====

===== Construction =====

===== Photos =====

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