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Box 61

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Contains 320 Results:

East End of Portlock Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 97
Scope and Contents Another view of the east end of the Portlock Yard showing the main line tracks of the Norfolk and Western at the left side of the picture running parallel with the yard. At the right hand corner of the picture are the tracks of the former Virginian Railway which crosses the Norfolk and Western at this point, where there is an interlocking. In this interlocking there are many dwarf signals on the ground that only the fireman can pick up from his side of the engine and no movement can be made...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Ford Automobile Assembly Plant, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 98
Scope and Contents Hazardous condition due to Ford management requiring train cars be delivered during employee lunch hour. They crossover in front of locomotives from both engineer and fireman's side of locomotive. Shows the Ford Automobile Assembly plant. This assignment is extremely hazardous. To minimize idle time of its employees, Ford management requires us to put cars into the plant when its employees are on their lunch hour. The fireman and I have to maintain constant lookout for these employees who...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Sewell's Point Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 99
Scope and Contents Shows a view of the Sewell Point yard which was taken over in the merger with the Virginian Railroad. This yard holds about 3,000 cars and, as you can see, the tracks are curved markedly. This makes it necessary, of course, for some signals to be passed on the fireman's side and also requires the enginemen on both sides of the locomotive to be alert for men on the ground and other yard crews and movements in this area. There are to to four engines working here on the morning shift; three in...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Industry Surrounding Sewell's Point Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 100
Scope and Contents Shows some of the industry in this area. At the right upper portion of the picture is the Coghill grain elevator. To the right and out of view are other industries which will be seen in the next exhibit, including several fertilizer plant. The road running down the center of the picture is very heavily trafficked and is intersected at several points by industrial sidings, which are unprotected by gates or flashing signals. Close lookout must e maintained on both sides of the engine for...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Industries Around Sewell's Point Yard: Freight Cars and Tank Cars, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 101
Scope and Contents

Industries around Sewell's Point Yard: Coghill grain elevator, fertilizer plants (photo looking in different direction from exhibit B-27). Taken in the same general area as the previous exhibit but looking in a different direction and showing now the extent of the industries served in his area.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Harrison Strreet Public Crossing and Sharp Curve, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Yard engines with or without cars, also road trains arriving and departing Minneapolis use these tracks, engines operate and are headed in either direction.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series X: Great Northern Railway: Minneapolis Junction

Bunge Corp. Grain Elevator, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

Industry where considerable spotting of cars takes place; engines headed in either direction, fireman needed to pass signals as they can only be given on one side.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series X: Great Northern Railway: Minneapolis Junction

Bunge Corp. Grain Elevator, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

Taken from the opposite end of yard in exhibit L-3. Fireman needed for spotting as well as observance of crossing not visible on picture, also a heavy movement of freight and transfer business on four adjacent main lines.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series X: Great Northern Railway: Minneapolis Junction

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

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 18
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
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series X: Great Northern Railway: Minneapolis Junction

Engine and Cars Moving on Curve and Over Crossovers, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

Just east of Harrison St. at Minneapolis, MN Junction.Taken in the vicinity of the Northern Pacific Railroad crossing, which is located in the center of the picture running left to right. Engines are operated and headed in either direction.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series X: Great Northern Railway: Minneapolis Junction

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