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Box 55

 Container

Contains 316 Results:

SP Brooklyn Yard, East End

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 60
Scope and Contents

Looking westward toward east and west main tracks at east end Brooklyn Yards. On the right is the eastbound main track to Portland. In the center is the westbound main track to Brooklyn and Eugene. Both crossover tracks on the right are located on fireman's side.

Dates: 1960-1961

Eastward Approach to SP Tracks Located East of Steel Bridge

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 61
Scope and Contents

Two center tracks are Union Pacific main tracks to and from Portland. Curvature of tracks. Impaired vision and first observation of interlocking signals by SP fireman operating eastward on S.D.9 locomotives. Debris on flatcar.

Dates: 1960-1961

SP Brooklyn Yards, East End

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 62
Scope and Contents

Road locomotives stored on track no. 16, east end Brooklyn Yards. South lead track to turntable on left. Roundhouse, left background. Note debris on right side of rear locomotive.

Dates: 1960-1961

View from Center of Southern Pacific Brooklyn Yard

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 63
Scope and Contents

Looking east from Holgate Street viaduct. Inbound and outbound tracks on left; Switching tracks in center. Tracks to right are part of main switching yard.

Dates: 1960-1961

Flatcar Covered with Planks, Boards and Wire

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 64
Scope and Contents

Moving Over southwest Front Avenue crossing, behind Portland Union Station.

Dates: 1960-1961

East End of Steel Bridge

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 65
Scope and Contents

This is the east end of the steel bridge shown in S-14. the interlocking dwarf signals which is noted at the lower left are first observed by the fireman.

Dates: 1960-1961

East Portland, Steel Bridge in Background

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 66
Scope and Contents

This picture shows in the left foreground Union Pacific track which are the main tracks from Albina Yard, approaching the east end of the Steel Bridge. The tracks to the right lead to Sullivan's Gulch, east Portland Yard and the Southern Pacific main tracks. Curvature of tracks and impaired vision.

Dates: 1960-1961

Flatcar Covered with Planks, Boards and Wire

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 67
Scope and Contents

Moving over southwest Front Avenue crossing, behind Portland Union Station.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 55, Folder: 76
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A more precise view of the ready track and the Pullman Yards. (Robey Street is now Damen Avenue).

Dates: 1960

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 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