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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 60
Scope and Contents From the File: Shows the Texas and Pacific freight yard at El Paso,Texas. Yard engines operating in this yard are continually shoving, kicking or dropping cars over this public crossing of Tornillo Street. When doubling freight trains into this yard, the yard engine is headed west and the crossing is not protected by members of the ground crew. This yard is frequented both day and night by transients and children. Residents are on both sides of yard as shown in picture. Pictures #17, 18, 19, 20 [n.b.:...
Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Texas & Pacific Freight Yard Looking West

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 61
Scope and Contents From the File:

Shows the east end of the switching lead of the Texas and Pacific El Paso yard. Passenger cars shown are on rip track No. 5 and it is adjacent to the main track. Workmen on rip track, coach cleaners and a large number of pedestrians use the area shown by employee in picture to cross from the residential area to the school and churches.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / East End of the Switching Lead on the Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 62
Scope and Contents From the File:

Showing the rip track lead and the Old Main which is an industrial switching track. Locomotives used by the Texas & Pacific Railway Co. are the hooded type diesel switcher and the engines are headed in a westward direction for a more efficient, safe yard operation.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard Looking Northeast from the Main Track

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 63
Scope and Contents From the File:

Looking to the northeast straight down the track will be noted number of busy street intersections some protected by flasher type signals and some by standard cross buck signs. Ground crews working on Right side on locomotive leave the left side of locomotive to the second man on the engine. These movements are reverse to the direction the engine is headed.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Looking Northeast from the Right Side of Old Main Industrial Lead in Zone 3 of the Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 64
Scope and Contents From the File:

The cars shown in the picture approached this crossing from the left side of the locomotive in the direction the locomotive is headed. (Note the absence of warning signs or flasher lights for the protection of the vehicular traffic in a south movement).

Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Top End or West End of the Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard at Intersection of Saint Vrain Street

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 65
Scope and Contents From the File:

Shows the lead to the yard tracks at the El Paso yard. Note absence of railing or barrier to protect the clearance of vehicular traffic prom the switching lead. This view would be from the left side of locomotive headed in a westerly direction. Picture #23 shows a close up of the above mentioned condition.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Looking West at the Lead to the Yard Tracks of Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 66
Scope and Contents From the File:

The lead to the Yard Tracks of Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard. A close- up view is shown in exhibit Y-9.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Looking West in Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 67
Scope and Contents From the File: Shows the opposite side of Saint Vrain Street crossing, which is shown in exhibit Y-7. This intersection is one of the main streets for traffic to pass from the freeway (shown on the left) south of the city to the north and east area of the business district. Note the structure on the right. Engines moving in a westward direction on tracks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 have an obstructed view entering this intersection, and the engineer is dependent on the man on the left side of the locomotive...
Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard from Saint Vrain Street Looking East

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 68
Scope and Contents From the File: Shows the Texas and Pacific 6th Street industrial track where it crosses Cotton Street. This intersection is busy, with vehicular as well as pedestrian traffic as shown. On left is the Bowie High School, one of the largest in the city, yet note the absence of warning signals and cross-buck signs. Also this street running north and south is a through street. The picture (internal number) 27 is on the same intersection looking West. Pictures (internal numbers) 28 and 30 show the same track...
Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / Texas & Pacific 6th Street Industrial Track Looking East, Corner of 6th Street and Cotton Street

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 File — Box: 53, Folder: 69
Scope and Contents From the File:

Being switched by Panhandle & Santa Fe [P&SF] unit.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards / American Smelting & Refining Co. Industrial Yard at El Paso

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