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Box 56

 Container

Contains 356 Results:

Water Street Yard Under New Thruway Bridge New Haven, 1961

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 130
Scope and Contents

Water St. Freight Yards and Passenger Yard. Very close clearance on all tracks. Entrance to mail sheds in this yard; also where local New York - New Haven train are stored. Overhead wires prevent crews from working on top of the cars.

Dates: 1961

Cars being shoved into warehouse, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 131
Scope and Contents

Shows cars being shoved into warehouse No. 3 at 4000 South Wallace Street. The signals are passed on the fireman's side.

Dates: 1960

Cars being shoved into warehouse, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 132
Scope and Contents

Shows cars being shoved into warehouse No. 3 at 4000 South Wallace Street. The signals are passed on the fireman's side.

Dates: 1960

Spotting a Gondola Inside the Globe Steel Company, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 133
Scope and Contents

Shows the Globe Plant at 40th and Stewart and indicates how vital it is to have a fireman on the engine. Observe the equipment lying on the ground, the little group of employees standing off in the center of the picture and the close clearances throughout. Because of the S curve, only the fireman on the left can see these men, cars, and equipment.

Dates: 1960

Spotting a Gondola Inside the Globe Steel Company, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 134
Scope and Contents

Shows cars being shoved through the Globe Steel Company building to service other plants over a public crossing. Notice the very close clearances on both sides of the track which make it imperative to maintain a watch on both sides. Since the track curves to the left, only the fireman can see ahead.

Dates: 1960

Spotting a Gondola Inside the Globe Steel Company, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 135
Scope and Contents

Shows cars being shoved through the Globe Steel Company building to service other plants over a public crossing. Notice the very close clearances on both sides of the track which make it imperative to maintain a watch on both sides. Since the track curves to the left, only the fireman can see ahead.

Dates: 1960

View from Fireman's Side of Locomotive, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 136
Scope and Contents

Hump yard located at 4100 South Damen Avenue. It has 12 receiving tracks and 25 classification tracks. Same engine and cut of cars as exhibit K-1. The engine is now backed up to a point past the repeater board where the engineer is unable to see the signals. Only the fireman has the signals on this repeater board in view.

Dates: 1960

View from Fireman's Side of Locomotive, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 137
Scope and Contents Shows a hump yard located at 4100 South Damen Avenue. It has 12 receiving tracks and 25 classification tracks. In this picture we see a hump engine backing out of a receiving yard with a cut of cars. Signals are taken by the fireman as he watches the board on his side. Because of the curvature of the track and the car itself, the engineer cannot see the signal board. As the train continues to back up, a repeater board comes into view which displays the signals on both sides. After passing...
Dates: 1960

View from Fireman's Side of Locomotive, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 138
Scope and Contents Shows a hump yard located at 4100 South Damen Avenue. It has 12 receiving tracks and 25 classification tracks. In this picture we see a hump engine backing out of a receiving yard with a cut of cars. Signals are taken by the fireman as he watches the board on his side. Because of the curvature of the track and the car itself, the engineer cannot see the signal board. As the train continues to back up, a repeater board comes into view which displays the signals on both sides. After passing...
Dates: 1960