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Box 61

 Container

Contains 320 Results:

Tidewater Yard Grade Crossing, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Automobile moving over road crossing in front of engine at Tidewater Yard. Note there are no warning signs to protect crossing.

Dates: 1960

Derailed Box Cars, Delaware Avenue at Reed Street, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents Exhibits F-41 through F-41d show two cars which became derailed on Delaware Avenue at Reed St. Derailments, such as this, are a frequent sight on Delaware Avenue. The cobblestones on Delaware Avenue are marked from many previous derailments. Note how the traffic becomes snarled thereby making train operation even more dangerous. Note in photograph F-41d, cars in the distance have been cut away from the derailed cars which will be left standing until re-railing operations can be started....
Dates: 1960

Derailed Box Cars, Delaware Avenue at Reed Street, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents Exhibits F-41 through F-41d show two cars which became derailed on Delaware Avenue at Reed St. Derailments, such as this, are a frequent sight on Delaware Avenue. The cobblestones on Delaware Avenue are marked from many previous derailments. Note how the traffic becomes snarled thereby making train operation even more dangerous. Note in photograph F-41d, cars in the distance have been cut away from the derailed cars which will be left standing until re-railing operations can be started....
Dates: 1960

Derailed Box Cars, Delaware Avenue at Reed Street, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents Exhibits F-41 through F-41d show two cars which became derailed on Delaware Avenue at Reed St. Derailments, such as this, are a frequent sight on Delaware Avenue. The cobblestones on Delaware Avenue are marked from many previous derailments. Note how the traffic becomes snarled thereby making train operation even more dangerous. Note in photograph F-41d, cars in the distance have been cut away from the derailed cars which will be left standing until re-railing operations can be started....
Dates: 1960

Derailed Box Cars, Delaware Avenue at Reed Street, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents Exhibits F-41 through F-41d show two cars which became derailed on Delaware Avenue at Reed St. Derailments, such as this, are a frequent sight on Delaware Avenue. The cobblestones on Delaware Avenue are marked from many previous derailments. Note how the traffic becomes snarled thereby making train operation even more dangerous. Note in photograph F-41d, cars in the distance have been cut away from the derailed cars which will be left standing until re-railing operations can be started....
Dates: 1960

Derailed Box Cars, Delaware Avenue at Reed Street, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents Exhibits F-41 through F-41d show two cars which became derailed on Delaware Avenue at Reed St. Derailments, such as this, are a frequent sight on Delaware Avenue. The cobblestones on Delaware Avenue are marked from many previous derailments. Note how the traffic becomes snarled thereby making train operation even more dangerous. Note in photograph F-41d, cars in the distance have been cut away from the derailed cars which will be left standing until re-railing operations can be started....
Dates: 1960

Midvale Yards, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Photographs F-42 through F-42d were taken in Midvale yard, looking to the east. Note the curvature of the tracks. ENgines working th yard are all headed east, placing the curves on the fireman's side of locomotive. Close clearances and obstructions throughout yard.

Dates: 1960

Midvale Yards, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Photographs F-42 through F-42d were taken in Midvale yard, looking to the east. Note the curvature of the tracks. ENgines working th yard are all headed east, placing the curves on the fireman's side of locomotive. Close clearances and obstructions throughout yard.

Dates: 1960

Engine Terminal Lead, Penn Coach Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

View looking south from engine terminal lead in the right foreground. Southward movements on No. 20 post office tracks are visible on the fireman's side only when the front end of the locomotive reaches the clearance point shown here due to supporting girders and enclosures similar to that on right, the end of which can be seen on the left border of picture. All tracks under this structure are wired with 11,000 volts overhead wires.

Dates: 1960

Sheldon R. Lewis

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 2