Box 54
Contains 290 Results:
Industrial Tracks, West Oakland Yard, 1960
Prints C, D, and E: Show how debris is left in foul of tracks. So that any switching movements made in this area require a close look out from both sides of locomotive to insure safety to life & property.
Elmhurst Main Tracks and Departure Tracks from Homestead Yard, 1960
West Oakland Yard crossing Western Pacific main track crossing Adeline street. Also crossing of Adeline Street is on a curve, so that traffic hazard require view from both sides of locomotive for safety.
West End of West Oakland Yard Looking East, 1960
Depicts the extreme west end of the West Oakland Yard. The view is towards the east. This pictures shows complex layout of tracks, various crossovers, curvatures, Eaton Street crossing, and a number of switch engines working in this area.
Looking West at Big Water Tank, West Oakland Yard, 1960
SP Unit 4636. Was taken in the same general area as the previous exhibit but facing in the opposite direction.
Looking West at Maintenance of Way Shop, 1960
Looking West at Wash Rack, 1960
Shows the Wash Rack in the West Oakland yard. This area has a very complex maze of tracks, crossovers and curvatures and all of the switches are of the variable type.
West End of Coach Yard, 1960
Looking East at West Oakland Diesel Shop, 1960
SP Unit #6022
Looking East at West Oakland Diesel Shop, 1960
SP Unit #6022
Break-up and Classification Yard, 1960
This yard is located south of the steel mills seen in photo, and north of 34th Street. There are 28 classifications tracks on the west side (to left of photo), and 4 leads from the main line on the east side of the yard. This is a kick yard. The building to the right is the yard office. Crews report for duty at the yard office and cross over to pick up their engines. The yard is also an interchange with Southern, L&N, and SLSF railroads.