Box 62
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Crossing at 7th Street
Exhibit Q-20 shows a crossing at 7th Street in San Francisco with a train approaching the crossing which is protected only by cross-arms. Because the train approaches on a curve around to the right, only the fireman has a view of approaching traffic and it is he who must give the engineer a warning of any obstacles ahead. SP Unit No. 1389
Crossing at 7th Street
Crossing only protected by cross-arms. SP Unit No. 1389
17th Street and Harrison Street Area
Exhibit Q-21 was taken at night in the 17th and Harrison area in San Francisco. This is a distance of about 4 blocks from where the San Francisco municipal buses are stored. In the picture we see a municipal bus turning the corner and preceding over the crossovers of a Southern Pacific yard track, where a considerable amount of switching is carried out. It is essential, of course, to have a fireman as well as an engineer on the locomotive to observe traffic conditions.
17th Street and Harrison Street Area
Exhibit Q-21 was taken at night in the 17th and Harrison area in San Francisco. This is a distance of about 4 blocks from where the San Francisco municipal buses are stored. In the picture we see a municipal bus turning the corner and preceding over the crossovers of a Southern Pacific yard track, where a considerable amount of switching is carried out. It is essential, of course, to have a fireman as well as an engineer on the locomotive to observe traffic conditions.
Classification Yard
Classification Yard
Freight Yard
Exhibit Q-23 shows the yard area and the extreme track curvature in the center right portion of the picture, and also the number of crossovers in the left hand portion of the picture.
Freight Yard
Industrial Siding at Consumers Rock & Cement Co
Exhibit Q-16 was taken in the same general area as the previous two exhibits and shows a switching operation at the Consumers Rock and Cement Company. Switching here is done over crossovers and in and among parked and moving trucks and cars. The fireman must maintain a sharp lookout from his side of the locomotive to be certain there is clearance and also for ground personnel. SP Unit 1361.
Industrial Siding at Consumers Rock & Cement Co
Exhibit Q-16 was taken in the same general area as the previous two exhibits and shows a switching operation at the Consumers Rock and Cement Company. Switching here is done over crossovers and in and among parked and moving trucks and cars. The fireman must maintain a sharp lookout from his side of the locomotive to be certain there is clearance and also for ground personnel. SP Unit 1361.