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Box 61

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Contains 320 Results:

Northern Pacific Industry Tracks in the Vicinity of Great Northern Tracks, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of the Great Northern Railway's facilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 19, are referred to by the letter L in testimony, and were taken by Arnold M. Strommen. Mr. Strommen was employed as a locomotive engineer for the Great Northern in the Willmar, Minnesota Seniority District and was local chairman of Lodge 95 of the BLF&E. These photographs were taken on October 31, 1960, when...
Dates: 1960

Tracks at East End of Great Northern Union Yard Near Bridge Construction, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 42
Scope and Contents

Running under a bridge being constructed. Note crane operation over tracks. Engines operate and are headed both directions.

Dates: 1960

Freight Train Leaving Union Yard in the Vicinity of 14th Avenue, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 48
Scope and Contents

With a length of steel strapping coated with heavy paper protruding and dragging from a car, fireman would observe this and train would be stopped thereby preventing injury to someone or damage to property.

Dates: 1960