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Box 55

 Container

Contains 316 Results:

Washington Union Station

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 142
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of the Washington Terminal Company's facilities in Washington D.C . These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 38, are referred to by the letter A in testimony, and were taken by Leo R. Anderson. Mr. Anderson was employed as a locomotive fireman by the WATC. The WATC is a corporation created in Washington D.C. to provide support to railroads using Washington's Union Station. It was established in 1901 by the Baltimore and Ohio...
Dates: 1960-1961

Item 1: Click for Image

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 76
Scope and Contents From the File:

A more precise view of the ready track and the Pullman Yards. (Robey Street is now Damen Avenue).

Dates: 1960

Item 1: Click for Image

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 79
Scope and Contents From the File:

Notice tracks 14-18: these tracks wind around to curve to the right and then around to curve to the right and again to the left. The personnel that services the box cars and rolling stock are walking up and down the tracks.

Dates: 1960

Looking South from Gray's Ferry Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Looking south in Gray's Ferry Yard. All the tracks shown in the picture start within the yard and then they cross 49th Street, which is a heavily traveled road. Traffic does not always stop at the railroad tracks crossing, so a lookout on both side is necessary. Traffic is so heavy because of fuel oil companies located at foot of 49th Street.

Dates: 1960

Looking South from Gray's Ferry Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Looking south in Gray's Ferry Yard. All the tracks shown in the picture start within the yard and then they cross 49th Street, which is a heavily traveled road. Traffic does not always stop at the railroad tracks crossing, so a lookout on both side is necessary. Traffic is so heavy because of fuel oil companies located at foot of 49th Street.

Dates: 1960

General Traffic Conditions on Delaware Avenue, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Exhibits F-29 through F-29e show general traffic conditions on Delaware Avenue in the vicinity of Oregon Avenue. Note the very heavy volume of large trucks, tractors, and trailers and passenger automobiles and buses. It also shows that there is no traffic pattern. Vehicles move in any direction.

Dates: 1960

Midvale Yard, Looking East, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Photographs F-42 through F-42d were taken in Midvale yard, looking to the east. Note the curvature of the tracks. ENgines working th yard are all headed east, placing the curves on the fireman's side of locomotive. Close clearances and obstructions throughout yard.

Dates: 1960

Midvale Yard, Looking East, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Photographs F-42 through F-42d were taken in Midvale yard, looking to the east. Note the curvature of the tracks. ENgines working th yard are all headed east, placing the curves on the fireman's side of locomotive. Close clearances and obstructions throughout yard.

Dates: 1960