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Box 54

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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

Five Unit Road Freight Train Moving into Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Same movement as in photo I-3; shows progress of train and "S" curve train makes going into the yard.

Dates: 1960

Yard 7, Unprotected Crossing, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Yard 7 (North Station) Water Street crossing, looking west. Fireman observes crossing and other safety features. Crossing is inside the switching yard.

Dates: 1960

Yard 7 and Yard 4, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1960