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Box 55

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Contains 316 Results:

Fairhill Yard Freighthouse, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 128
Scope and Contents

Photo shows Fairhill Freight Station. Note platforms in car doorways. Also note curvature of tracks. Engines working in the yard are normally focusing in the direction in which this photo was taken. This places much responsibility on the fireman when shifting this freight house.

Dates: 1960

Powelton Avenue Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 129
Scope and Contents

View of Powelton Avenue Yard, Midvale Yards, looking eastward toward 30th Street Station. Two main tracks parallel fence in foreground curving at right of picture and entering upper level of station. Signal Bridge is visible (to the right and below "Bulletin" sign) governing movements into station. West Philadelphia, elevated "high line" crossing at approximately the center of the picture.

Dates: 1960

Yard Leads Into South End of 30th Street Station, Penn Coach Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 130
Scope and Contents Track on far left is lead to No. 20-22 tracks; left foreground shows lead to No. 23-25 tracks; switch on right is set for No. 26 track and if thrown in opposite position, it would be set for No. 27. These "leads all converge beneath overhead structure and join No. 20 post office track at a trailing point switch. Switch points and targets are not visible from engineers position until after clearance point has been passed, when locomotive is headed southward which is the usual direction for...
Dates: 1960

Looking North From Underneath Overhead Structure at South End of Penn Coach Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 131
Scope and Contents View looking northward, from beneath overhead structure, at the south end of Penn Coach Yard. Track on right leads to Race Street Engine Terminals and 4 storage tracks. Track on left leads to south end of yard (20 to 27 tracks). Curvature of track gives fireman view of track conditions and movements being made across the roadway which runs across the entire yard between the far end of the overhead structure and rear end of coaches visible in center of picture. Roadway is used by M. of E....
Dates: 1960

South Lead Tracks, Penn Coach Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 132
Scope and Contents

Not eoverhead wires carrying 11,000 volts. Visibility under structure extremely poor.

Dates: 1960

Looking North From No. 20 Post Office Track, Penn Coach Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 133
Scope and Contents

View looking northward from No. 20 Post Office track, from within overhead structure. Note obstructions created by supporting girders and the obstruction to visibility presented when moving from bright daylight into shadows of structure.

Dates: 1960

Looking North Towards South End of Penn Coach Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 134
Scope and Contents

View from beneath overhead structure looking northward toward the south end of the yard. Note contrast of entrance during daytime and inadequacy of lighting.

Dates: 1960

Moving North On Delaware Avenue, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 135
Scope and Contents

Engine continues to move northward on Delaware Ave. Note southbound traffic passing on fireman's side.

Dates: 1960

Delaware Avenue, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 136

North End of Gray's Ferry Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 137
Scope and Contents

This picture was taken from the 49th Street Bridge, as shown in pictures Exhibits F-1 and F-1A. The view is northward showing the North End of Gray's Ferry Yard.

Dates: 1960