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Box 60

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 15
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Another view of south end of Yard 9 at the junction of the hump leads. Shows the 20 main and 19 main lines.

Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 16
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Shows the curves and main line tracks 19 and 20. Taken in the same general area as E-15, but shows more clearly the curves and main line tracks 19 and 20. Switchman signalling with arms extended.

Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 17
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CNW Unit #1776 pushing a train southward over the hump. The train is moving away from the photographer.

Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the File: CNW loco #1776 pushing a train southward over the hump, showing curve of track. Another view of the operation shown in exhibits E-16 and E-17. Here the track curvatures and hump leads going down and around to the left of the picture which is toward the south here are more clearly shown. Also shows the maze of switches that join here and the cross-overs through the area. These conditions exist generally throughout the yard and accidents caused by derailments and sideswipes have been frequent...
Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the File: Shows cars being pushed over the crest of the hump at Proviso Yard. The building in the center is the general yardmaster's station. There are various hump signals that extend all he way to North Avenue. Two of these signals are shown just to the left of the yardmaster's station. In the foreground are tracks 24, 25, and 26 (26 is barely discernible). Note the broken ties along the right-hand side of the picture, and various trees and weeds which obscure positions of the track. Constant...
Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the File: Taken at the crest of the hump. Building shown at right is the yardmaster's office, and pole in the center is mast of one of the hump signals. The tank car in the center of the picture is entering the first of a series of retarders which run along the length of the lead into the classification tracks in the yard proper. The B & O gondola is just progressing over the hump. There is a tremendous congestion and movement in this hump area. The fireman is definitely necessary in hump...
Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 21
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Shows the lower level hump in operation and gives a picture of the classification tracks in the yard. Large number of tracks in the background of the photograph. There are 62 classification tracks.

Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 22
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Taken at the east end of Yard No. 2 at Proviso Yard. It shows the close clearances on all of the tracks here. Cars are badly damages and headed for the scrap heap.

Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents From the File: Shows the east end of Yard No. 4 and a portion of Yard No. 2, which has materials stored for use by section crews. The tracks in the foreground are main lines used by the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHB) operations and also for servicing, through the cross-over lead into Yard 4, the various industries around Melrose Park, including National Malleable and Steel Casting Company and American Can Company. The third track looking at the picture from right to left, is the cross-over from 19 main...
Dates: 1960

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 24
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Cars were burned here and the smoke would obscure the vision of train operators. Photograph shows the junk yard with some burning freight cars. When cars are burning here in the junk yard, the smoke can impede the view of the tracks, making a most vigilant lookout necessary. IHB is the reporting mark for Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.

Dates: 1960