Box 57
Contains 212 Results:
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South end of yard.
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Taken from Marietta Road Bridge looking north. Sam area as exhibit U-17, slightly different perspective.
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Taken from Marietta Boulevard Bridge. The track at the extreme left on the bank is the north and south main line and the next track to the right is the No. 1 thoroughfare. The lead on extreme right is the No. 3 thoroughfare. Note the curves and crossing on all tracks, which are used by carmen riding echo-machines (rail inspection machinery). The Marietta Road Bridge is in the far background of photograph.
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Receiving tracks on right on either side of coal train. The four forwarding are on the left, and the L&N main lines are on the extreme left hand side of photograph. Note curves and high banks. Workmen on tractor in center left of photograph.
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Looking south from the front of the coach yard office. Cars on the right are on U track which passes through a car washer to the left around the south end of the yard behind the buildings to the crossings seen in exhibit U-29. All Southern passenger trains leaving Atlanta are repaired, cleaned, and made ready in this yard. Note the crossing in the center. All cars must be shoved over this crossing when building trains. It is used to carry supplies for the cars on the various tracks.
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Central Avenue Bridge in the center background.
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Central Avenue Bridge in the center background.
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This is one of the main streets between Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia. There is heavy traffic at all times. This crossing is only about 300 feet south of of the crossing shown in exhibit U-48. It is used extensively while switching warehouses below the Edgewood Avenue viaduct. Signals are hard to see here due to the curvature of the tracks.