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Crossing at 7th and King Streets

File — Box: 62, Folder: 50

Scope and Contents

Exhibit Q-15 was taken from the opposite direction from the previous exhibit and on the crossing at which the maintenance of way men are working. Note how the view of the crossing on this sharp curvature is on the fireman's side in this reverse movement. The crossing is at the 7th and King streets in San Francisco and there is considerable vehicular traffic. Maintenance of Way Employees at work. Manufacturer: ALCO Model: S2. SP Unit 1361.

Dates: 1960-1961

Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXIX: Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco

Sharp Track Curvature Approaching Crossing at 7th and King Streets

File — Box: 62, Folder: 51

Scope and Contents

Exhibit Q-14 shows a sharp track curvature on an approach to a grade crossing. Note also, the maintenance of way men working on the track in the center of the picture and as to whom both firemen and enginemen must keep a constant lookout.

Dates: 1960-1961

Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXIX: Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco

Night Shot of Locomotive

File — Box: 62, Folder: 52

Scope and Contents

Baldwin S12. SP Unit 1532

Dates: 1960-1961

Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXIX: Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco

Railroad Crossovers

File — Box: 62, Folder: 53

Scope and Contents

Passenger train in background (7th St.)

Dates: 1960-1961

Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXIX: Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco

Two Yard Engines are Working to One Lead

File — Box: 62, Folder: 54

Scope and Contents In exhibit Q-9, two yard locomotives are working side by side on the same lead track. The engineer on the locomotive on the left cannot possibly see the locomotive on the right of the picture because of the hood of the locomotive and the engineer on the locomotive on the left must and does, therefore, rely on his fireman sitting on the left hand side of the cab, to observe such other train movements in the yard. Note also in this picture the extreme track curvatures in all directions, both...

Dates: 1960-1961

Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXIX: Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco

Two Yard Engines were Working to One Lead

File — Box: 62, Folder: 55

Scope and Contents

SP loco No. 1478

Dates: 1960-1961

Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXIX: Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco

Night Shot of Locomotives

File — Box: 62, Folder: 56

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of the Southern Pacific's facilities in San Francisco, California. These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 34, are referred to by the letter Q in testimony, and were taken by S. Vickers. Mr. Vickers was employed as a locomotive engineer by the Southern Pacific, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 161. The Southern Pacific was a class I railroad in the western United States. It covered a...

Dates: 1960-1961

Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XXIX: Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco