Box 56
Contains 356 Results:
Cut of cars being shoved from Halstead Yard, 1960
Shows, on the left, a cut of cars being shoved from the Halsted Street yard. You can see the fireman's head sticking out of the locomotive in the center background. He is the lookout for clearances, position of switches and oncoming traffic while crossing over two main lines to perform work on the south side of the railroad.
Back of the yard, 1960
Note employee riding on the side of the boxcar.
Halsted Street Yard, 1960
Shows the shoving of cars at 48th and Emerald Avenue in the Halstead Street car yard, which is on a curve. The fireman is observing the distance the engine has to go before coupling onto cars in the yard. A hard coupling may cause considerable shock and damage.
Industrial Siding, 1960
Close clearance on both sides.
Industrial Siding, 1960
Close clearance on both sides.
Industrial Siding, 1960
Close clearance on both sides.
Loading Platform, Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960
Shows the loading platform of the Hygrade Plant. A switch is being made by men working on the fireman's side. Signals cannot be passed on the engineer's side because of the inventory hanging on the platform. Observe how important it is to keep a very close watch at this point because of the Hygrade personnel working right next to the tracks.
Loading Platform, Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960
Shows the loading platform of the Hygrade Plant. A switch is being made by men working on the fireman's side. Signals cannot be passed on the engineer's side because of the inventory hanging on the platform. Observe how important it is to keep a very close watch at this point because of the Hygrade personnel working right next to the tracks.
Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960
Close clearance, on Emerald Avenue by Hygrade Plant.
Hygrade Meat Plant, 1960
Shows the Manhattan Brewery on the right. When cars are shoved in on this track only the fireman would see any automobiles parked on the track, the engineer being unable to see them because of the track curvature.