View to Southwest at Carrie Avenue Yard, 1961

This is Harlem lead, Carrie Avenue Yard. job switching cars for interchange to various rail leads. Note tracks curving to both left and right. Fireman view is to the east for observing movements of cars or engines that pull into this yard. Cars often roll out of this yard and many times fireman has prevented accidents or kept damage to a minimum. Note leads cluttered with debris, boards, weeds. Fireman watching to front, while engineer is watching for signals to make out or for other signals. TRRA Unit No. 584. This view is to the south and shown an engine in yard service switching out freight cars. This yard is called Harlem lead, Carrie Avenue. Notice how the tracks curve to the left and right at the right-center of the photograph, the workmen standing by the tracks, and the closeness of the cars in the yard (center of photo). A fireman is essential to maintain a lookout when switching here.