Box 56
Contains 356 Results:
Entrance to Water St. Yard, 1961
Opposite from New Haven Union Station. This picture shows an engine batting out or switching cars. Shows the overhead wires carrying 11,000 volts of electricity, which make it impossible for the yard crew to work on top of the cars to pass signals. Also shows the entrance to the passenger yard and the main line tracks to Boston and Springfield.
Belle Dock Yard, Freight House, 1961
Showing freight house into which cars are backed for the transfer of freight to and from steamships. The close clearance between the racks can be clearly noted, especially on the tracks leading into the freight house. (Since this picture was taken the carrier has disposed of the freight house.)
Forbes Ave, Tomlinson Draw Bridge, 1961
Entrance to east end of Belle Dock Yard. Switching locomotive returning with a drag of oil and coke cars from east side of harbor. The train is on Forbes Avenue and the Tomilson draw bridge.
Belle Dock Yard, West End, 1961
West end of yard. Engines headed west. Curving tracks and close clearance. Trucks loading and unloading. Sharp lookout on both sides of engine needed.
New Haven Passenger Yard, Looking West, 1961
Ten tracks operating through the station plus numerous relay tracks.
First Street Yard to State Street Yard, 1961
Very heavy truck traffic due to large number perishable goods on cars. Very close clearance on all sides. Most signals given on Fireman's side
Water Street Yard Under New Thruway Bridge New Haven, 1961
Water St. Freight Yards and Passenger Yard. Very close clearance on all tracks. Entrance to mail sheds in this yard; also where local New York - New Haven train are stored. Overhead wires prevent crews from working on top of the cars.
Manufacturers' Railroad, Front Street, 1961
(Kodak Safety Film Negative of photograph 5003pb56f10).
B&O Lincoln Street Terminal, Robey Street Yard, 1960
A general view of the Robey Street Yards looking from the top of a freight car, which is on one of the switching leads into the classification yard. On the far left of the picture is a lead that goes to an industry serviced by the BOCT. The classification yards are in the left center of the photograph, and the Northwestern middle yard tracks are on the right.
Industrial siding, Victor Gasket Co, 1960
Opposite view from exhibit G-9, from across the street. It shows the gondola scrap car from other side. Notice debris on tracks and close clearance.