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Box 58

 Container

Contains 298 Results:

South Mail Track Loading Dock

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 116
Scope and Contents

Posts obstruct view. Dangerous switching point. To ounload mail, the hand-trucks are backed up against the cars, with men in both the hand-trucks and the freight cars.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking North Under Peters Street Viaduct Towards Madison Avenue Transfer House

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 117
Scope and Contents

Track leading to right makes a sharp curve to the right and then back to the left. Combined with close clearances, bridge columns, and viaduct supports, this means signals must be passed on both sides of the engine.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking North from Fair Street

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 118
Scope and Contents

Fair Street crosses over 14 tracks here: 10 Southern and 4 Central of Georgia. Heavy traffic at all times with many pedestrians.

Dates: 1960-1961

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