Box 58
Contains 298 Results:
South Mail Track Loading Dock
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.
Looking North Under Peters Street Viaduct Towards Madison Avenue Transfer House
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.
Looking North from Fair Street
Fair Street crosses over 14 tracks here: 10 Southern and 4 Central of Georgia. Heavy traffic at all times with many pedestrians.
Looking North from Castleberry Street
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.
Evening Belt Engines Pulling Merchandise Out of Transfer House
View at Fair Street showing two engines looking for traffic on crossing. Southern Units 2063 & 2065. Both are an EMD GP-9.
Evening Belt Engines Pulling Out of Madison Avenue Transfer House
Engineer looking back for signal. Engine is on the crossing over Castleberry Street. Southern Units 2063 & 2065. Both are an EMD GP-9.
Industrial Track Crossing Haynes Street at Aristocrat Ice Cream Co
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.
Looking South Towards Fair Street and Swift Packing Company
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.
Looking North from Fair Street Toward Castleberry Street
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.
Railroad Tracks with Grade Crossing, 1960
Same crossing as shown in exhibit Z-6.