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Box 54

 Container

Contains 290 Results:

Elmhurst Main Tracks and Departure Tracks from Homestead Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 132
Scope and Contents

West Oakland Yard crossing Western Pacific main track crossing Adeline street. Also crossing of Adeline Street is on a curve, so that traffic hazard require view from both sides of locomotive for safety.

Dates: 1960

West End of West Oakland Yard Looking East, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 133
Scope and Contents

Depicts the extreme west end of the West Oakland Yard. The view is towards the east. This pictures shows complex layout of tracks, various crossovers, curvatures, Eaton Street crossing, and a number of switch engines working in this area.

Dates: 1960

Looking West at Big Water Tank, West Oakland Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 134
Scope and Contents

SP Unit 4636. Was taken in the same general area as the previous exhibit but facing in the opposite direction.

Dates: 1960

Looking West at Wash Rack, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 136
Scope and Contents

Shows the Wash Rack in the West Oakland yard. This area has a very complex maze of tracks, crossovers and curvatures and all of the switches are of the variable type.

Dates: 1960