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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 133
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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.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / West End of West Oakland Yard Looking East

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 134
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SP Unit 4636. Was taken in the same general area as the previous exhibit but facing in the opposite direction.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / Looking West at Big Water Tank, West Oakland Yard

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 135
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of the Southern Pacific's facilities in Oakland, California. These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 25, are referred to by the letter R in testimony, and were taken by R. Vawter. Mr. Vawter was employed in engine service on the Western Division of the Southern Pacific Company, Pacific Lines, in the yards in Oakland, California. The West Oakland Yards were more than 30 miles long, and served the entire East Bay of the San...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / Looking West at Maintenance of Way Shop

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 136
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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.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / Looking West at Wash Rack

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 137
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of the Southern Pacific's facilities in Oakland, California. These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 25, are referred to by the letter R in testimony, and were taken by R. Vawter. Mr. Vawter was employed in engine service on the Western Division of the Southern Pacific Company, Pacific Lines, in the yards in Oakland, California. The West Oakland Yards were more than 30 miles long, and served the entire East Bay of the San...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / West End of Coach Yard

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 138
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SP Unit #6022

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / Looking East at West Oakland Diesel Shop

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 139
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SP Unit #6022

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / Looking East at West Oakland Diesel Shop

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 140
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SP Unit #6022

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / Looking West From West Oakland Diesel Shop Departure Tracks

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 141
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SP Unit #4636

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / West Oakland Yard, Looking East

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 File — Box: 54, Folder: 142
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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)

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXVI: Southern Pacific Railroad: Western Division, West Oakland Yards / Elmhurst Main Tracks and Departure Tracks from Homestead Yard

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