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Tucumcari L-3I Underground
The Tucumcari station is a power feed for the transcontinental L-3I cable. It is located some distance south of Tucumcari. Unlike most of the L-3I undergrounds in the West, it has a rather modern and relatively large surface building, suggesting that it's seen significant reuse for some type of equipment.
| Built | Early 1960s |
|---|---|
| Builder | AT&T |
| Fate | In use |
Tucumcari was a power feed station for the L-3I and I don't believe it served any other functions. Of course, that makes it all the more interesting that a large, blue-roofed building has been added covering pretty much the entire surface area above the underground station. That building was added some time after 1991 but before 2004. The ventilation shafts remain in place, suggesting that the underground is still intact, and the original entrance building has been integrated into the modern building (and given a fresh exterior in the process). I have never seen vehicles parked at the building, suggesting that it's not normally staffed, but it does seem to be well-maintained and in use.
operating instructions
Various functions are available as part of the map.
mouse/touch operation
- moving by grabbing the map with a mouse-click you can move the map around
- overview map using the < button in the bottom right of the map you can expand an overview map
- zooming in and out using the + and - buttons in the top left of the map you can obtain more or less detail in the map
- switching themes or maps clicking on the ≡ icon on the right-hand side of the map you can view and select available maps and themes
- retrieving information the map may contain elements that contain more information, by clicking these a popup will show this information
- fullscreen display using the ⛶ button the map can be maximized to fullscreen display, use the ▢ button to return to page display.
keyboard operation
Keyboard operation becomes available after activating the map using the tab key (the map will show a focus indicator ring).
- moving using the arrow keys you can move the map
- overview map using the + button in the bottom right of the map you can expand an overview map
- zooming in and out using the + and - buttons in the top left of the map or by using the + and - keys you can obtain more or less detail in the map
- switching themes or maps clicking on the ≡ icon on the right-hand side of the map you can view and select available maps and themes
- retrieving information the map may contain elements that contain more information, using the i key you can activate a cursor that may be moved using the arrow keys, pressing the enter will execute an information retrieval. press the i or the escape key to return to navigation mode
- fullscreen display using the ⛶ button the map can be maximized to fullscreen display, use the ▢ button to return to page display.
It's possible that some of the functions or buttons describe above have been disabled by the page author or the administrator
| id | symbol | latitude | longitude | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
35.0957889º | -103.7365097º | Site Location |
Routes
| Destination | Direction | Carrier |
|---|---|---|
| Vaughn L-3I | West | L-3I |
| Dalhart L-3I | Northeast | L-3I |
Construction
Tucumcari was originally an L-3I station of the usual Western design, with one entrance building (with a roll-up door and pedestrian door) directly on top of the underground and a two-bay garage building nearby. Two ventilation shafts with blast deflector walls indicate the outline of the underground station. There is no microwave tower at this site.
