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Box 56

 Container

Contains 356 Results:

Hygrade Meat Plant and Manhattan Brewery, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 172
Scope and Contents

Shows Hygrade Plant on the right and Manhattan Brewing on the left. Signals are taken on fireman's side at both locations. Because of close clearances and parked automobiles, sharp lookout must be maintained on both sides of the locomotive.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 173
Scope and Contents

Shows a car being set out near the Hygrade Plant. The brakeman is working on the fireman's side of the engine. Notice how he is giving the signal.

Dates: 1960

Hygrade Meat Plant and Surrounding Streets, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 174
Scope and Contents CRI Unit #9811. Shows an overall view of the Hygrade Plant and the surrounding streets. An automobile in the foreground is parked close to the tracks. There is also a heavy volume of traffic on the street. The traffic shown in the picture can only be seen by the fireman. Notice also the congestion around the tracks shown over to the right where the jeep is working right on the tracks. Also notice how the signals are being given on the fireman's side. It is impossible to give signals on the...
Dates: 1960

Fireman taking signals, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 175
Scope and Contents

Taken out of the back window of the cab of the locomotive and shows the fireman taking signals at the 40th and Wallace crossing over two main line tracks. It is apparent from the picture that the engineer would be unable to see the man giving the signals.

Dates: 1960

Fireman taking signals, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 176
Scope and Contents

Taken out back window of locomotive. Another view at the 40th and Normal Avenue crossing. The fireman is watching for the clearance of cars and is also watching out for the safety of any pedestrians who might be in the area.

Dates: 1960

Fireman taking signals, 1960

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 177
Scope and Contents

We see the fireman taking signals at the 40th and Wallace crossing while the switchman is throwing the switch. Again it is obvious, form the curvature of the track, that the engineer would be unable to see the switchman.

Dates: 1960