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Archives at Cornell

Box 55

 Container

Contains 316 Results:

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 26
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Same transfer movement shown in Exhibit S-8. Transfer movement from Union Station to Brooklyn Yards across Steel Bridge. Southern Pacific east and westbound main tracks on right by white shack. Union Pacific main tracks on left. Curvature of tracks and interlocking signals on fireman's side, both east and westbound. Operating SD 9 locomotives.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 27
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Place where single main line track on left ends. The tracks are, from right to left, the Main, the Old Main, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, the East Lead, and the main switching lead. Almost all these tracks have "S" curves.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 28
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Southern Pacific main tracks to extreme left of the small buildings on the left. Union Pacific main tracks to and from eastern Oregon are in the foreground and the Union Pacific back track is to the extreme right. Movement over all tracks at this point are controlled by interlocking signals. Curvature of tracks and impaired vision.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 29
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This picture was taken near the center of the Brooklyn Yard. Curvature of tracks. Impaired vision. Note debris between engines on tracks No. 16 and cars on track No. 15. Also ties piled near car track no. 12 (right center)

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 30
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Yard engine transfer over Front Street crossing, from Brooklyn Yards to Union Station.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 31
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Union Pacific tracks to Albina Yard on right. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific tracks to the left. Short curved tracks on both sides of bridge.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 32
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Union Pacific tracks to Albina Yard on right. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific tracks to the left. Short curved tracks on both sides of bridge.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 33
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This is the east end of Steel Bridge. Union Pacific tracks to Albina Yard on right. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific tracks to the left. Short curved tracks on both sides of bridge.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 34
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View from east end of Steel Bridge. Dwarf signals (interlocking) first observed by fireman moving eastward (toward photographer's position) over bridges on left hand curve while operating on SD 9 locomotives.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 35
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Switched by Northern Pacific Terminal Co yard crews. Bad footing and close clearance.

Dates: 1960-1961