Box 56
Contains 356 Results:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Another view of the Water Street Yard showing the mail shed where mail handlers work 24 hours a day. Note also the close clearance on all tracks which necessitate a lookout on both sides.
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Shows entrance to passenger yard, Water Street Yard, and the mainline to the station. All engines head east here, therefore all movements into the station are backup movements. Note the numerous dwarf signals.
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NH Yard Switcher (Yard engine 656) on the 7-9 relay track. On left are tracks 11 and 13, which are used mostly for loading and unloading of Railway Express. Due to curvature of tracks, signals are given on the fireman's side.
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Station platform at track 4 of the passenger station. The left are mainline tracks 1 and 2. The cross walk in center of photograph crosses all 10 tracks and goes into passenger station. Sharp lookout needed on both sides of engines moving in both directions as numerous workmen use this crossing between the 10 tracks located in station.