Series I: Birmingham Southern Railroad: Industries and Yards

This series consists of photographs of the Birmingham Southern Railroad, which were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 36, are referred to by the letter I in testimony, and were taken by James L. Golden, Jr. Mr. Golden worked as a fireman and engineer for Birmingham Southern and was the general chairman of the local BLF&E. The Birmingham Southern Railroad was a subsidiary of the U.S. Steel Corporation. It was a terminal switching and road haul carrier, operating a main line between Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama. The photographs in this series depict the various industries served by this carrier as well as the train yards in Ensley and Birmingham, Alabama.