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Box 61

 Container

Contains 320 Results:

Minnesota Transfer Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 65
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

Cars Moving Around Curve Just East of Minneapolis Junction, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 66
Scope and Contents

Engines work on these tracks in either direction. Curvature of the track is very sharp and there are two conflicting movements so it is very difficult for signals to be passed.

Dates: 1960

Switching Movements from Main Line 4 and R Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 69
Scope and Contents

Movement to Union Yard. Engines are headed either direction at this point (same place as exhibits L-28 and L-29).

Dates: 1960

Switching Movements from R Yard to Union Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 70
Scope and Contents

Direct view of the converging of the tracks of the Great Northern's Union Yard on the left and the D Yard on the right. Engines headed both directions as you note three engines are in picture at same time and it is possible for them to collide if crossover switches not properly lined.

Dates: 1960

Switching on Curve at Great Northern R Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 73
Scope and Contents

Engines headed both directions in these movements. Numerous curves and crossovers.

Dates: 1960

Engines Moving on Curve and Across NP Track Crossover, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 74
Scope and Contents

Locomotive backing over the Northern Pacific industrial track coming from the Minneapolis Junction roundhouse, which is to the left towards the union the right. Engines operate and are headed in either direction. This area is congested most of time.

Dates: 1960