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 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
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 / Minnesota Transfer Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 66
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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
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 / Cars Moving Around Curve Just East of Minneapolis Junction

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 67
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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 / Commercial Crane About to Move Material Over Tracks at East End of Great Northern Union Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 68
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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 / Congestion and Switching Movements at West End of Great Northern Union Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 69
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Movement to Union Yard. Engines are headed either direction at this point (same place as exhibits L-28 and L-29).

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 / Switching Movements from Main Line 4 and R Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 70
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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
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 / Switching Movements from R Yard to Union Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 71
Scope and Contents From the File:

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 / Switching Movements from Great Northern Union Yard to R Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 72
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Engines operate both direction on these tracks

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 / Two Great Northern Engines Moving Toward Fouling Point in R Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 73
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Engines headed both directions in these movements. Numerous curves and crossovers.

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 / Switching on Curve at Great Northern R Yard

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 File — Box: 61, Folder: 74
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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
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 / Engines Moving on Curve and Across NP Track Crossover

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