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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

From the File:

Track to the left are Pit Tracks, where engines are fueled, serviced, and stored. The fumes from the diesel engines can be hazardous to yard crews. Next tracks to right of Pit Track are called "The Flats." This is where yard crews switch the inbound trains in the lower yard. On occasion, yard crews have had been overcome by diesel fumes and have had to evacuate the yard.

Dates

  • 1960

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Extent

4.5 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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