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Box 54

 Container

Contains 290 Results:

Elmhurst Main Tracks and Departure Tracks from Homestead Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 142
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. (Like Exhibit R-16)

Dates: 1960

"A" House Platforms, Yard 7, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Curvature to left and right. Note low clearance above and to the side. Platforms and dollies fouling platform on fireman's side.

Dates: 1960

"A" House Platforms, Yard 7, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

Curvature to left, no clearance on top or on sides of cars. Note platforms between cars. Work performed on right side of engine, which depends on the fireman to protect on left side for workmen safety.

Dates: 1960

"A" House Platforms, Yard 7, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

Curvature to left, no clearance on top or on sides of cars. Note platforms between cars. Work performed on right side of engine, which depends on the fireman to protect on left side for workmen safety.

Dates: 1960

"A" House Platforms, Yard 7, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

Looking east. Curvature to left, no clearance on top or on sides of cars. Work performed on right side of engine, which depends on the fireman to protect on left side for workmen safety.

Dates: 1960

"A" House Platforms, Yard 7, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Looking east. Curvature to left, no clearance on top or on sides of cars. Work performed on right side of engine, which depends on the fireman to protect on left side for workmen safety.

Dates: 1960

Yard 7, Unprotected Crossing, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Eastward curvature, tracks crossover. Gates in front of crossing in "Up" position. Second unprotected crossing in front of yard office.

Dates: 1960

Yard 7, Unprotected Crossing, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

Eastward curvature, tracks crossover. Gates in front of Water Street crossing in "Up" position. Second unprotected crossing in front of yard office.

Dates: 1960

Yard 7 "C" House, Lechmere Square, Cambridge, 1960

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

"C" House tracks. Left and right curvature. No clearance on top of or on sides of cars. Work by ground crews done on both sides of engine. Crossing flagged during daylight hours. No protection at night. Heavy traffic day and night.

Dates: 1960