Box 53
Contains 394 Results:
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Photo taken facing south (opposite view to exhibit Z-6). This track is used to place cars at industries in the area. Many unprotected public crossings. This track leads to the Lehigh Valley main line. Parked automobiles foul tracks and create hazards.
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Photograph shows foggy condition that occurs frequently in Wyoming Valley area. This weather condition can slow down yard movement because of low visibility.
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From left to right: Old Main, tracks 2 and 4. Automobiles frequently block the tracks. This is where switching is performer for the industry. These is debris on the tracks, and close clearance for the cars.
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Another view of hazard Wire Works lead. Track 4 (track curving between the two buildings) is partially blocked by a parked automobile. Switches are submerged in standing water, creating work hazard. Weeds and debris also cover the tracks.
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Storage track on the PRR for Hazard Wire Works. Track on right is the oil siding; track on left with car on it is storage track. Notice the condition of the ties and the water and oil between the tracks. This results from lack of care for the tracks and creates a hazardous working environment.
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Pulling a passenger train. Manufacturer: EMD, Model GP 7
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CNW main line westbound to right, PRR to left. Approaching Western Avenue Interlocking Plant.
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Cars were burned here and the smoke would obscure the vision of train operators (same location as exhibit E-24). IHB is the reporting mark for Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.
Texas & Pacific Freight Yard Looking West, 1961
East End of the Switching Lead on the Texas & Pacific El Paso Yard, 1961
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.