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Box 55

 Container

Contains 316 Results:

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

View from the Fireman's Side of Cab, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 138
Scope and Contents

View from the Fireman's Window of the same engine in pictures F-10 and 11. Notice the radically different view the fireman has from that of the engineer. The entire yard may be seen buy the fireman, while the engineer can see nothing.

Dates: 1960

Engine Backing Car Onto Pier 84 from Delaware Avenue, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 139
Scope and Contents

Crew now has a hold of one car and is backing down toward Pier 84 yard. Note traffic continues to move. Note weeds make it difficult to ascertain position of switches. PRR Unit 9121

Dates: 1960

Moving North On Delaware Avenue, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 140
Scope and Contents

Engine moving northward on Delaware Avenue at night. Picture taken from fireman's window. Note poor lighting conditions. Note further that truck has moved into the path of the engines movement.

Dates: 1960