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Box 56

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Classification Yard and Diesel Shop, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Shows part of the Memphis terminal. To the right is the diesel shop. The two tracks immediately to the left of the diesel shop are starting and receiving tracks for engines. The tracks that the starting and receiving tracks lead to are the tow main line tracks which are controlled by a block system. The fireman has a great responsibility when the train gets on the main line tracks to watch out for other trains. To the left of the two main line tracks are yard tracks which are used in making...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Classification Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents Shows part of the Memphis terminal. To the right is the diesel shop. The two tracks immediately to the left of the diesel shop are starting and receiving tracks for engines. The tracks that the starting and receiving tracks lead to are the tow main line tracks which are controlled by a block system. The fireman has a great responsibility when the train gets on the main line tracks to watch out for other trains. To the left of the two main line tracks are yard tracks which are used in making...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Inbound Tracks for Passenger Lines, Freight, and Yard Engines, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

The tracks shown, taken in the Memphis Terminal, are used by all inbound passenger trains, freight trains, and yard engines. There are two crossings here. While the crossings are protected by crossing gates, the vision at these crossings is blocked by the building shown on the right.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Main Line at Hulen Street and Grade Crossing, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of the Illinois Central's facilities in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 47, are referred to by the letter N in testimony, and were taken by Fred Howell. Mr. Howell was employed as an engineer and fireman by the Illinois Central in their Memphis Division and was a member of the BLF&E. The Illinois Central was a class I railroad in the central United States, with its primary...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Night Shot of Two Locomotives, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Illinois Central Unit No. 4030. Manufacturer: EMD Type: E7A

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Crossing at Hulen Street (by Shanty), 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents We see a well traveled crossing in which visibility is restricted because of the warehouse shown at the left, the box cars standing on the tracks, and other obstructions. The tracks are covered by weeds, which hide the debris. These tracks are used by passenger and freight engines, both yard and road. This is the main line looking south when entering Central Station, which has "S" curve. The shanty is at Hulen street where a switch tender was employed, but who has been eliminated. This is a...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Layout of Yard Approaching Frisco Wye, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

This picture taken in the Memphis Terminal shows the lay-out of the yard with an engine approaching the Frisco Wye. The fireman is depended upon to keep the engineer informed of the conditions on the track and the movement of other engines. This is a 24-hour a day, day and night operation in a very busy area. There are a number of switch engines working here at all times and there are a great number of employees that work in the industries around this area.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Main Line at Hulen Street, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents This is a view of the main line of the Illinois Central at Hulen Street at the top of Beale Street hill. This view is taken looking north. The crossings are not well protected and vision is obscured. As you can see, buildings obstruct vision and there are a great number of turn-outs and cross-overs here. See particularly how the trucks block the tracks. As you can see in the center rear, a large truck is actually blocking one of the tracks. Naturally, under these conditions a fireman must...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Industrial Siding, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents Illustrates poor housekeeping. Notice how the weeds along the right-of-way obscure the rail and also obscure anything that may be along the track. Clearances are very close. The tracks are blocked by automobile and truck traffic as you can see from the picture. Notice the truck parked on the tracks in the center rear of the picture. Notice also the very close clearance between the truck shown in the far left and the box car shown to its right. Notice also this is quite a hilly area and...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

Freight Cars, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

We see a picture of the Memphis Terminal. Shown is a crossing used by several railroads. The fireman has the responsibility of keeping the engineer informed of trains using the crossing while the engineer is taking signals from yard crews on the other side. The crossing is shown in the background of the picture in the center, immediately in front of the locomotive.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XI: Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division

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