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Box 62

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 35
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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

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 File — Box: 62, Folder: 36
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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

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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