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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
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / Crest of Hump and General Yardmaster's Station, Yard No. 5

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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
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / Crest of Hump (upper and lower levels), Yard No. 5

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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
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / Eastward Below Crest of Hump, Yard No. 5

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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
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / East End of Yard No. 2

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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
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / East end of Yard No. 4 and a portion of Yard No. 2

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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
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / Kaplan Junk Yard, Yard #4, and Yard #2 from IHB Hill

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents From the File: Yard No. 4 is in the foreground. This picture is looking westward from the crest of the Manheim Road Bridge. In the background to the left is Yard No. 2. Tracks 17 to 21 in Yard 4 are extended into Yard 2. The track curvature in the yard is apparent. Because of the curves, it is also necessary at times to pass signals on the fireman's side. This yard operates 24 hours a day, yet has no flood lights within its confines besides the lights shown in the center of the picture in the background,...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / View West from Manheim Road Bridge

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 26
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Showing part of Yard No. 2. This yard operates 24 hours a day, yet has no flood lights within its confines

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / View East from Mannheim Road Bridge

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents From the File: Southeasterly view of the railroad crossing at Taylor and Rockwell Streets in Chicago. The tracks in the immediate foreground belong to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Tracks on the extreme left are the Chicago and North Western tracks leading to its Wood Street Yard. The tracks bisecting the foregoing tracks running left to right across the picture are those of the B & O, Soo Line, and Chicago Great Western Railroads. Cross-over movements here are frequent and a lookout must be maintained at...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / Railroad crossing at Taylor and Rockwell Streets

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 File — Box: 60, Folder: 28
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Northwesterly view of the Taylor and Rockwell Streets area. Note the extreme curvature of the B & O tracks here, which makes it necessary for the firemen to maintain a lookout.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series V: Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards / Taylor and Rockwell Streets Area

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