Box 54
Contains 290 Results:
Industrial Areas, West Oakland Yard, 1960
Showing congestion of auto traffic over tracks where switching movements must be made at all times every day. Note that many places involve curve of tracks so that to be safe both sides of engine must be protected. (like R-9e)
Industrial Areas, West Oakland Yard, 1960
Another street crossing in the Oakland area and the maze of traffic and traffic signals.
Industrial Areas, West Oakland Yard, 1960
Showing congestion of auto traffic over tracks where switching movements must be made at all times every day. Note that many places involve curve of tracks so that to be safe both sides of engine must be protected.
Approach to Blind Grade Crossing, 1960
Locomotive comes out between buildings over a heavily used street, protected only by crossing sign. Engineer must be looking for signal from switch ground men. Group of pictures show how a movement is and industrial are of Oakland yard require a look out in both directions on both side of a locomotive at all time.
Switching Movement in an Industrial Area of Oakland Yard, 1960
Shows the same switch looking in the opposite direction and indicating the sharpness of the track. Requires a lookout in both directions on both sides of a locomotive at all times. Switch ground men should be in the picture.
Five Unit Road Freight Train Moving into Yard, 1960
Same movement as in photo I-3; shows progress of train into yard.
Five Unit Road Freight Train Moving into Yard, 1960
Same movement as in photo I-3; shows progress of train and "S" curve train makes going into the yard.
Steel Industry Industrial Siding, 1960
Industry is U.S. Pipe Shop.
Yard 7, Unprotected Crossing, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960
Yard 7 (North Station) Water Street crossing, looking west. Fireman observes crossing and other safety features. Crossing is inside the switching yard.
Yard 7 and Yard 4, 1960
Piggybacking in center-left of frame. Track curvature to left and right. Overhead bridge, no personnel on top of cars allowed. Cannot ride on side of car. Tracks at right of at picture used by workers as exit from A House.