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Box 58

 Container

Contains 298 Results:

View to the West from Compton Avenue Bridge, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents Showing part of Pennsylvania Coach Yards in foreground. Missouri Pacific Coach Yards at left of photo. Notice switchman on ground in center of photo relaying signals to fireman, for movement. Note debris, trash unkempt condition of yard. Close clearance of cars in yards. Obstruction of tracks by building and people using cross walk is dangerous. High tension wire over yard. Night switching in this yard is dangerous due to flood lights shinning in your eyes limiting vision. At times there are...
Dates: 1961

View to the East from 18th Street Bridge, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1961

View to West from 21st Street Bridge, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents Shows part of Missouri Pacific freight yard. Main lines in center of photo used for inbound and outbound passenger trains. Curvature of tracks on fireman's side of engine (upper left) Overhead bridge (Jefferson Ave) there is a grade here. Note converging tracks (upper right) at rear end of passenger cars. Workmen on ground walking toward engine, unseen by Engineer. This view is to the west from the 21st Street bridge and shows the movement of an engine and two cars (upper left of photo). The...
Dates: 1961

View to East from 21st Street Bridge, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1961

View to West from 11th and Spruce Streets, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents Note automobile in and around track on right side of photo. Stub tracks on left side. Track curve to left. Trailer trucks at loading dock blocking rail. This view is to the west from Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri. The track on the right side is fouled by automobiles and has close clearances between the track and wire fence. Notice the barbed wire on top of the fence which is hazardous for trainmen and engineers. Cars and trucks use this street continuously and the engineer and fireman...
Dates: 1961

View to East from 11th and Poplar Streets, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents Showing congesting of trucks and automobiles on tracks. Note trailer in center of photo causing close clearance (on side of building) while cars are being spotted or removed from track. Damage to equipment of this nature could be severe enough to pay fireman's salary for 6 months or more. This view is also to the east from 11th Street, St. Louis, Missouri, showing curvature of tracks and congestion of traffic. Note the trailer extending from the building in center of photo and automobiles...
Dates: 1961

View to North 11th and Spruce Streets, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents Tracks curve to left and right highly congested with traffic, Spruce Street not protected, car spotted at center right along platform very close clearance. This view is to the east form 11th Street, St. Louis, Missouri. Notice the congestion of trucks and cars parked in and about the tracks. Tracks curve to the left and right here and the crossing at left center is observed by the engineer or fireman depending on which way the engine is facing. The crossing at the right is obstructed by cars...
Dates: 1961

View to East, Team Track, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1961

View to East, Gratiot Street Yard, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents Tracks converging from left and right. Note piles of rubbish in center right of photo. Main line moves towards MacArthur Bridge at right High line moves at left signals overhead also ground signals and hand thrown cross overs. This view is to the east from the Gratiot Street Yard, showing two tracks that are used for switching in this particular yard. The tracks at the left center of the photo are the main line rails that go from St. Louis, Missouri, to East St. Louis, and Dupo, Illinois....
Dates: 1961

View to East, Gratiot Street Yard, 1961

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents Showing pile of rubbish at left of photo Track at right and center of photo overgrown with weeds. Tracks in center of photo used to spot cars in Purina Mills Co. Signals passed on fireman's side when making moves in this industry This view is to the east from the Gratiot Street Yard, showing two tracks that are used for switching in this particular yard. The tracks at the left center of the photo are the main line rails that go from St. Louis, Missouri, to East St. Louis, and Dupo, Illinois....
Dates: 1961