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Box 62

 Container

Contains 232 Results:

SP Unit 1526: Three Cars in Front and Three Cars Behind

 File — Box: 62, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents Exhibit Q-13 shows an engine with three cars in front of it and three cars in back of it, although only two of the three cars can be seen in back of the engine in this picture. The picture was taken at the 7th Street Terminal. It is common practice to switch cars in this fashion in order to spot them at various industries along public streets. Under such conditions, however, it is essential to have a fireman on the left hand side of the cab to advise the engineer of the clearances and any...
Dates: 1960-1961

Passenger Cars Being Turned on Wye

 File — Box: 62, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents

Exhibit Q-19 shows passenger cars being turned around by a yard engine on the "Y." Passenger cars being turned around by a yard engine on the "Y", All trains going into the Terminal must go around the "Y" and in order to go around the "Y" the yard crews must go over four or five public grade crossings as well as a Western Pacific train crossing over which the Western Pacific also carriers out switching operations.

Dates: 1960-1961

Passenger Cars Being Turned on Wye

 File — Box: 62, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents

Exhibit Q-18 shows passenger cars being turned around by a yard engine on the "Y." Passenger cars being turned around by a yard engine on the "Y", All trains going into the Terminal must go around the "Y" and in order to go around the "Y" the yard crews must go over four or five public grade crossings as well as a Western Pacific train crossing over which the Western Pacific also carriers out switching operations.

Dates: 1960-1961

Passenger Cars Being Turned on Wye

 File — Box: 62, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents

Exhibit Q-17 shows passenger cars being turned around by a yard engine on the "Y." Passenger cars being turned around by a yard engine on the "Y", All trains going into the Terminal must go around the "Y" and in order to go around the "Y" the yard crews must go over four or five public grade crossings as well as a Western Pacific train crossing over which the Western Pacific also carriers out switching operations.

Dates: 1960-1961

Crossing at 7th Street

 File — Box: 62, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents

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