Box 58
Contains 298 Results:
View to the West from Compton Avenue Bridge, 1961
View to the East from 18th Street Bridge, 1961
Note engine working in upper right of photo crossing street with cars moving. Track curving to left and spotting of cars at industry. Tracks are left in use for making up trains. This view is to the east from the 18th Street bridge. It shows the Missouri Pacific freight yards, the close clearance at center right of photograph, and how tracks converge at lower center of photograph and the crossover at the right which at times can be observed only by the fireman.
View to West from 21st Street Bridge, 1961
View to East from 21st Street Bridge, 1961
Showing repair track and part of freight yard on left of photo. Notice debris and unkempt condition of tracks on right side of photo. Notice movement of engine at left, - both side must be observed for safe operation here. Automobiles park here at times much closer than the one in picture.
View to West from 11th and Spruce Streets, 1961
View to East from 11th and Poplar Streets, 1961
View to North 11th and Spruce Streets, 1961
View to East, Team Track, 1961
Showing congesting of trucks upper left. Weed overgrowing tracks. View is obstructed very often by buildings, trucks, in and out of this yard. Since this picture was taken the weeds and obstructions have been replaced with a parking lot. However, with respect to the cars at the left there is still close clearance with the buildings and it is imperative to have a fireman on the left side of the engine to observe movements of trucks and automobiles.