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Box 63

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Contains 338 Results:

North End of Denver Union Terminal, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 82
Scope and Contents

UP Commisary building. Track in lower right-hand corner is UP track hat goes into and crosses the creamery tracks, then goes back t o the coach and 23rd Street yards. Up track ha three grade crossings, one of which is just beyond the UP commissary building at the right center. There is another grade crossing off the bottom of the photo just out of view, at 19th street;

Dates: 1960

"Garden" Tracks and Freight Dock, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 83
Scope and Contents First building on left side of photo is the UP power house; behind that is the Denargo market. By the tracks on the right is the B.K. Sweeney building. Auto trailers are parked along No. 1 and No. 2 tracks in the middle and right side of the picture. In the center background at the far end of track No. 4 a car is spotted with a truck backed up to it receive or deliver freight. Tracks around this building curve with the building and this further restricts the view when working on these...
Dates: 1960

Top End of "Garden" Tracks, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 84
Scope and Contents Yard tower and buildings are at 23rd Street. The tower is the point from which all switching movements in this yard are directed. Engine and car are entering the ladder track No.2. Alongside of the box car can be seen the crossover to the house lead. In the lower left hand corner is a switch that crosses from the old main line to the house track lead. The next track is a switching lead that serves two ladder tracks. The engine in the background is on track No. 17. The ladder track to the...
Dates: 1960

Lower End of "Garden" Tracks, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 85
Scope and Contents

Cars are spotted for loading and unloading as well as storing cars for future use. First two tracks on the left are Ayre elevator tracks and further from left to right are Nos. 1 to 6 garden tracks. There is a crossover extending across the entire garden tracks from right to left.

Dates: 1960

Freights Houses and Docks, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 86
Scope and Contents

Freight houses on right and left sides, docks in the middle. Three leads or ladder tracks with crossovers at different locations and an old mainline. These tracks all come into the house lead.

Dates: 1960

CBQ Coach Yard and Repair Tracks, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 87
Scope and Contents

The outside track on the right is the Burlington main line eastbound. In upper right, the string of box cars are on the Burlington and UP transfer. There are three tracks here: receiving and delivery tracks, and the Wye track where passenger trains and engines are turned. This trackage is on a sharp curve, the two transfer tracks come together at the Burlington end and cross over the tail of wye tracks.

Dates: 1960

South End Entrance to Denver Union Terminal, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 88
Scope and Contents

View of tracks into Union Terminal. Truck crossing tacks on 15th Street. There are eleven tracks through the terminal.

Dates: 1960

South End Entrance to Denver Union Terminal, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 89
Scope and Contents These tracks used for all passenger trains as well as freight transfers. Building partially seen in lower left corner is tower "A." Rail to left of tower has been removed from service, leaving only the two tracks on the right side of the building to handle all traffic in and out of the terminal from this end or for through movements in the terminal. Buildings in this area are the Denver Post Warehouse, J.I. Case Building, Weicker Transfer Co., and the new post office terminal annex. Below...
Dates: 1960

Union Pacific Freight House and Docks, 1960

 File — Box: 63, Folder: 90
Scope and Contents

Freight cars spotted here for loading and unloading.The congestion of street traffic can further be seen from the end of the dock looking up Wyncoop Street in the middle of the picture. A freight car can be seen spotted at the Beatrice Food Company just over the top of truck trailers at the far end of the building.

Dates: 1960