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Box 62

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 40
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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

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 41

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 42
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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.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 43
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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.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 44
Scope and Contents From the File: Exhibit Q-4 gives an over-all view of the Bayshore yard which is the central or main yard for the San Francisco area. Cars are brought here from many points in San Francisco and are classified for distribution. At one end, known as the outbound, cuts of cars are switched. The lead that is used parallels the outgoing track for road freight trains. It curves into this track and to the left. Signals are given to the helper by ground crew until engineer is in sight. Adjacent to the outbound...
Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 45
Scope and Contents From the File: Exhibit Q-4 gives an over-all view of the Bayshore yard which is the central or main yard for the San Francisco area. Cars are brought here from many points in San Francisco and are classified for distribution. At one end, known as the outbound, cuts of cars are switched. The lead that is used parallels the outgoing track for road freight trains. It curves into this track and to the left. Signals are given to the helper by ground crew until engineer is in sight. Adjacent to the outbound...
Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 46
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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.

Dates: 1960-1961

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 47
Scope and Contents From the File: Note that in Q-22, the stop signs in the center and right center portions of the picture, which indicate a necessity for keeping a sharp lookout at all times on both sides of the locomotive for other train movements. Note also the crossover which cuts across all the tracks in the center of the picture and the sharp track curvatures running off to the left and center of the picture. Further, in the center background is a heavily trafficked street known as Illinois Street and you can see some...
Dates: 1960-1961