Box 54
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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.
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SP Unit #6022
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SP Unit #6022
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SP Unit #6022
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SP Unit #4636
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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. (Like Exhibit R-16)
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Shows the West Oakland Diesel Shop. All switches in view are of variable type. Engines are allowed to be either headed or backed out of these tracks. Note sanding and fueling devices at sides and above. Due to clearance and type of switches a safe move there necessitates a man on each side of locomotive cab.
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Engineer would not be able to see trucks parked on tracks or tractor in foul of tracks. The prints in this in this group (R2a-R2d) were all taken around the mail loading installation in the coach yard at West Oakland, CA.