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Box 54

 Container

Contains 290 Results:

Industrial Areas, West Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 110
Scope and Contents

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)

Dates: 1960

Industrial Areas, West Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 111
Scope and Contents

Another street crossing in the Oakland area and the maze of traffic and traffic signals.

Dates: 1960

Industrial Areas, West Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 112
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1960

Approach to Blind Grade Crossing, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 113
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1960

Switching Movement in an Industrial Area of Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 114
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1960

Switching Movement in an Industrial Area of Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 115
Scope and Contents

Taken further on around the curve. Require a look out in both directions on both sides of a locomotive at all times. Switch ground man should be in pictures somewhere.

Dates: 1960

Spur in Industrial Area of Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 116
Scope and Contents

Note sharp curvature of tracks and street crossing just around curve. Group of pictures (R-10a to R-10d) showing that a switching movement in an industrial are of Oakland yard. Industrial change of yard require a look out in both directions on both sides of a locomotive at all time.

Dates: 1960

Switching Movement in an Industrial Area of Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 117
Scope and Contents

Close clearance, require a look out in both directions and on both sides of the locomotive at all times.

Dates: 1960

Industrial Plants, West Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 118
Scope and Contents

Shows various industrial ares serviced out of the west Oakland Yard was taken on the north side of the American Can Company. Note complexity of tracks of that no matter how engine is operated it requires a close lookout from both sides of engine to make switching movements without injury to life or property.

Dates: 1960

Industrial Plants, West Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 119
Scope and Contents

Shows various industrial ares serviced out of the west Oakland Yard was taken on the north side of the American Can Company. Note complexity of tracks of that no matter how engine is operated it requires a close lookout from both sides of engine to make switching movements without injury to life or property.

Dates: 1960