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Box 56

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Contains 356 Results:

Manhattan Brewery, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 159
Scope and Contents

CRI Unit #9811. An engine is pulling cars out of the Manhattan Brewery. The fireman is watching out for trucks and automobiles which use the private crossing shown in the picture. The fireman is also looking out for the position of the switch at the top of the hill. Frequently employees walk across these tracks. The engineer is unable to see them due to the curvature of the tracks.

Dates: 1960

Manhattan Brewery, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 160
Scope and Contents

CRI Unit #9811. An engine is pulling cars out of the Manhattan Brewery. The fireman is watching out for trucks and automobiles which use the private crossing shown in the picture. The fireman is also looking out for the position of the switch at the top of the hill. Frequently employees walk across these tracks. The engineer is unable to see them due to the curvature of the tracks.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 161
Scope and Contents

Shows switching movements at the Hygrade Packing Plant at 3900 South Emerald Avenue. As you can see from the picture, Emerald Avenue is a through street and traffic is very heavy. All signals are on the fireman's side. Notice in the picture how close the automobile traffic moves to the train.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 162
Scope and Contents

Shows switching movements at the Hygrade Packing Plant at 3900 South Emerald Avenue. As you can see from the picture, Emerald Avenue is a through street and traffic is very heavy. All signals are on the fireman's side. Notice in the picture how close the automobile traffic moves to the train.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 163
Scope and Contents

Taken in and around the Hygrade Plant. It shows a switching operation at the plant. The signals are passed on the fireman's side.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 164
Scope and Contents

Taken in and around the Hygrade Plant. It shows a switching operation at the plant. The signals are passed on the fireman's side.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 165
Scope and Contents

Shows a switch being made at the inside track of the Hygrade Plant. Observe how the brakeman is working on the left side of the engine and will have to give the signal to the fireman. Note also the automobile parked between the two tracks. Over on the right are two automobiles are sandwiched between the boxer and the tank-car in the rear. Notice also in the rear of the picture the automobile which is crossing the tracks just behind the car which is being coupled.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 166

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 167
Scope and Contents

Shows another view around the Hygrade Plant. Again notice how the tracks cross the public street, the pedestrian traffic in and around the plant and the passenger cars, which pass very close to the tracks.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 168a