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Box 58

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 83
Scope and Contents From the File:

The main line tracks are at the extreme right. The tracks adjacent to the main line are the forwarding tracks. This is the south end of the forwarding yard. The receiving yard is on the left.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 84
Scope and Contents From the File: Taken from Marietta Road bridge looking north. The main line is on the extreme left. Forwarding yard is to the right of the main line in the center of the picture. Nos. 1 and 2 thoroughfares are up on the bank. The receiving yard is to the right of the bank. Note the curve to the left of the forwarding yard tracks. The tracks curve back and forth before reaching the north end of the yard. many workmen are busy in this yard at all times. The electronically operated hump is about 30 car...
Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 85
Scope and Contents From the File:

This picture was taken from the northwest side of Inman Yard looking over Perry Boulevard. Looking south east on the right is north main line passing around Forwarding Yard. In the center and left is the south end of the classification yard. The main tower is located at the crest of the hump. This is headquarters for the Inman Yards.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 86
Scope and Contents From the File:

This picture was taken from the northwest side of Inman Yard looking over Perry Boulevard. Looking south east on the right is north main line passing around Forwarding Yard. In the center and left is the south end of the classification yard. The main tower is located at the crest of the hump. This is headquarters for the Inman Yards.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 87
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This picture was taken just to the left of U-18. The tank cars and wood-racks cars in the center of the picture are in the local yard. Cars in the L&N yard can be seen behind the trees in the left center background. A Classification Yard Engine is shoving cars just to the right of the building in the left center of the picture. Building on left is Car Inspector's office, washroom, and locker room.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 88
Scope and Contents From the File:

Local Yard on left. Note 2 unit yard engine (Southern Unit 2039) shoving into Forwarding Yard.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 89
Scope and Contents From the File:

Local Yard on left. Note 2 unit yard engine (Southern Unit 2039) shoving into Forwarding Yard. White building in right of picture holds the car inspector's office, washroom, and locker room for employees.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 90
Scope and Contents From the File:

There are 16 tracks on right, 65 on the left, plus the storage track just to the right of the engine (Southern Unit 2039). Two engines are constantly working here, pulling cars from classification yard and shoving them into the forwarding yard, plus other engines making special moves. All trains leaving this yard are built in blocks in order to expedite setting off cars at their destination. Note the reverse curve of all of these tracks.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 91
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Engineer is always on the right side. Note the many curves of the tracks. Retarders on this end of the classification yard are supposed to stop the cars as they roll down from the hump, but this does not always happen.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 58, Folder: 92
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Engine is pulling out of Classification Yard. Just to left of engine, two workmen can be sitting by a panel board.All switches from this point north are controlled by this panel board by the conductor on each crew.

Dates: 1960-1961