Box 59
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Bridges Over Cherry Creek, 1960
Counting left to right, bridge No. 4 has been removed and is not in service. Bridge no. 5 carries the two main tracks out of the terminal southbound. Crossover tracks and dwarf signals are located on the bridge and under the 14th Street Viaduct.There are tracks tat take off of these tracks to the C&S mainline and freight yard and also the D&RGW 7th Street freight yard.
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Servicing and spotting requires constant lookout on both sides of engines due to close clearances, street crossings, parked automobiles and vehicular traffic. Engines are generally headed north. Shows the south end of Occidental Avenue in downtown Seattle. The picture is taken facing north. Cars are always shoved behind the engine when serving industries. Most spotting is done along this one track. This track services roughly 25 to 30 different industries.
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NP crossover leading off Occidental Avenue to NP Yard.
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Taken on Occidental Avenue. Note the automobiles and trucks parked on the track directly behind the train car. Because of the heavy automobile and truck traffic here, it is important to maintain a lookout at all times on both sides of the locomotive.
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Taken in the downtown industrial area on Occidental Avenue. There is a considerable amount of truck traffic here and the engine crew must keep a lookout for moving traffic. Generally work is done at times before the parked cars appear. Switchman is unable to pass signals on the left side of the box car.
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Note condition of rails, debris scattered around, close clearances, all of which require constant lookout.
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Another location along Occidental Avenue. This photo gives an idea of the spotting that is done in the buildings that re located on the right of the picture. Notice the parked cars, lumber, and other debris along the tracks. There is extremely close clearance between the tracks and the building for the spotting of the boxcars. There is a "No Parking" sign, but automobile drivers do not pay much attention to these signs.
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Shows the Washington Iron Works. There are four or five industries that are only accessible by going through the Washington Iron Works Building. Notice the curvature of the track as it goes through the building, as well as the presence of employees of the Iron Works in and about the tracks. Note the signals on the fireman's side. In the foreground of the picture there is a street crossing that is in the downtown Seattle area, and it has heavy traffic at all times.