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Box 58

 Container

Contains 298 Results:

Looking North from Castleberry Street

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 119
Scope and Contents

Looking north toward the Terminal Station. The track leading to the right is the crossover from the Southern main line to Madison Avenue Transfer House.

Dates: 1960-1961

Evening Belt Engines Pulling Merchandise Out of Transfer House

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 120
Scope and Contents

View at Fair Street showing two engines looking for traffic on crossing. Southern Units 2063 & 2065. Both are an EMD GP-9.

Dates: 1960-1961

Evening Belt Engines Pulling Out of Madison Avenue Transfer House

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 121
Scope and Contents

Engineer looking back for signal. Engine is on the crossing over Castleberry Street. Southern Units 2063 & 2065. Both are an EMD GP-9.

Dates: 1960-1961

Industrial Track Crossing Haynes Street at Aristocrat Ice Cream Co

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 122
Scope and Contents

Southern railway industrial track in downtown Atlanta. Lighted building on the right is Aristocrat Ice Cream Co. Street crossing tracks in middle of photograph has a blind approach because of surrounding buildings.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking South Towards Fair Street and Swift Packing Company

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 123
Scope and Contents

Fair Street crosses tracks out from between the two buildings on the right. Total blind spot. Very steep grade coming up to this crossing. Vehicles and pedestrians are practically on track at right before they can be seen from an engine.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking North from Fair Street Toward Castleberry Street

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 124
Scope and Contents

Engine (SOU Unit 2056) has just crossed Castleberry St. and is going south towards Swifts & Hamel on south side of Fair Street. Note weeds and debris There is a track between engine and the wall on the left.

Dates: 1960-1961

Engine at North Side of Fair Street Crossing

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 125
Scope and Contents

Note trash barrel between wall and track. This is on fire at various times and the smoke blurs signals and makes a fire hazard.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking North on McDonough Street Bridge

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 126
Scope and Contents Site of old Roseland Depot in right background of photograph (building with colonnades along its platform). The Chevrolet plant is about three blocks south of this bridge. The track on the left s an industrial track. The next track to the right is the new third main line being put in to expedite main line traffic for the Chevrolet plant. Note the roadway machine working on this track in the background, and the one working on the new Chevrolet plant lead in the center of the photo. The two...
Dates: 1960-1961

Northwest Side of Chevrolet Plant

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 127
Scope and Contents

This is an overall view of the Chevrolet Plant. The industrial tracks are all in the foreground, the main lines just beyond the fence and the plant lead is beyond the main line. All tracks on this plant lead off the lead in a sharp curve. This makes it necessary to have a fireman on the engine to relay signals to the engineer, plus four men on the ground instead of the usual three.

Dates: 1960-1961

View of the Chevrolet Plant

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 128
Scope and Contents

High voltage lines go there this area here. Shows the unloading point for oil, paint thinner, and other materials.

Dates: 1960-1961