Box 62
Contains 232 Results:
Taylor and Rockwell Street Area, Looking South and East, 1960 Request Item
Close up of track crossovers and diamond crossings.
B&O Tracks in Wood Street Yard, 1960 Request Item
Looking east from 14th Street and Damen (formerly Robey Street) Avenue. B&O main lines are in the center of the photograph, with ballast under the ties. St Adalbert's Catholic Church is in the background.
East End of Wood Street Yard, 1960 Request Item
CNW Unit with three cars; fireman spotting movement. St Adalbert's Catholic Church is in the background.
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Exhibit Q-2 shows the repair or rip track at the Bayshore yard. There are 100 to 150 men working in this area as to whom a sharp lookout must be maintained at all times. Because of the curvature of the tracks here in all directions, it is essential that a fireman as well as an engineer maintain lookout form both sides. This is also particularly important because of a road crossing which is noted in the foreground of the picture.
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Exhibit Q-3 was taken slightly to the left of the preceding exhibit and shows on the left center portion of the picture the reverse ladder tracks which means that regardless of which way an engine is headed signals must be given on the fireman's side. Note also on the right center the numerous crossovers and other curved tracks all of which require constant lookout on both sides of the locomotive and therefore it is necessary to have a fireman and an engineer in the cab at all times.
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Exhibit Q-7 was taken in the Evans Avenue area in San Francisco. Exhibit Q-7 shows another unprotected grade crossing with sharp track curvature around to the left. Note also on the right how a truck has backed right up to a freight car to pick up merchandise.
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Exhibit Q-8 was taken in the Evans Avenue area in San Francisco. In Exhibit Q-8, we again see the extreme track curvature and the close clearances on both sides of the track. You can also see some of the truck traffic involved here in the left center background of the picture.