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Box 55

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Contains 316 Results:

Delaware Avenue, Night Shot, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 68
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1960

Midvale Yard, Facing East, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 69
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

Gray's Ferry Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 71
Scope and Contents

A general view of the Grays Ferry Yard, taken from 49th Street Bridge. Note that several of the tracks have overhead electric wires. These lines carry 11,000 volts. The power lines are from two and a half to about eight feet above the tops of the cars.

Dates: 1960

Gray's Ferry Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 72
Scope and Contents

View of Gray's Ferry Yard looking northward from 49th Street. Picture F-1 and this picture were taken from opposite sides of the railroad. Note the maze of tracks curving both left and right.

Dates: 1960

North End of Gray's Ferry Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 73
Scope and Contents

This picture was taken from the overhead bridge shown in pictures F-1 & F-1A. The view is Northward showing the North End of Gray's Ferry Yard.

Dates: 1960

Gray's Ferry Yard Track Curvature, 1960

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 74
Scope and Contents View is southward at Gray's Ferry Yard. To the extreme left is the Engine Storage Yard. Immediately behind the water tower see No. 20, No. 21 and No. 22 yard tracks. To the right of these tracks are the "B" yard tracks No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, & No. 4. The GS-4 type engine is on the Running Track Curve. Caboose is standing on the Caboose Track. On the immediate right are the yard tracks No. 18 to No. 8. Engines assigned to work this yard are all headed north. The engine shown in the picture...
Dates: 1960