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Box 58

 Container

Contains 298 Results:

Looking South from Marietta Road Bridge Near Howell Stock Yards

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 62
Scope and Contents

The view here is from Marietta Road Bridge looking south towards Jefferson Street grade crossing and Atlanta proper. The three tracks on the left are L&N, the three on the right are Southern. The four in the center are north and south main lines. The Jefferson Street crossing is heavily traveled.

Dates: 1960-1961

View from Marietta Road Bridge Looking North Towards Howell Interlocking Plant

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 63
Scope and Contents

Another view from Marietta Road Bridge. Howell Tower can be seen in background (white building in upper center of photo), located in a triangle of Southern tracks and a loop of L&N and Seaboard tracks. L&N tracks on the right and Southern on the left. The Southern's main line is used from here south to the Terminal Station by the Seaboard Railway. This area is know as the Howell Interlocking Plant. There are eight sets of overhead signal plus many dwarf signals on the ground.

Dates: 1960-1961

View from Between Seaboard and Southern Tracks Looking Southwest

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 64
Scope and Contents

This is where Seaboard comes in on the Southern from the right to go to and from Terminal Station and to Fair Street for interchange with the Central of Georgia. The two tracks on the left are passenger main lines from Greenville to Atlanta. This is still the Howell Interlocking Plant.

Dates: 1960-1961

Howell Tower and Interlocking Plant

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 65
Scope and Contents Howell Tower is white building at left. The small building on legs, seen over front of parked station wagon, houses a two-unit TV camera. It takes pictures on left side of Southern trains from the south and on the right side for trains from the east. Signal on right governs Seaboard crossing Southern. East bound Southern crosses L&N and Seaboard from camera at left to right behind small white building. Road crossing, building, numerous signals for three railroads, weeds poles and very...
Dates: 1960-1961

Howell Stock Yard

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 66
Scope and Contents

View is from Birmont Street looking west. Shows the main freight lines and Greenville to Inman Yards and stock spur. The two main lines come together just beyond the highboard seen in center back ground.

Dates: 1960-1961

Southern and L&N Crossover

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 67
Scope and Contents

L&N on right and Southern on left. Note trees, curves, buildings, weeds and numerous signals.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking Southwest towards L&N Crossover

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 68
Scope and Contents

Note signals behind stock cars, weeds, and curves. Signal indication over cars is used for track on the right, and may only be seen by the fireman.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking Southwest towards L&N Crossover

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 69
Scope and Contents

This photograph taken approximately 200 feet east of Exhibit U-7. Two tracks o left are passenger main lines. The two tracks on right are freight main lines to Inman.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking Southwest towards L&N Crossover

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 70
Scope and Contents

Taken next to cars pictured in Exhibit U-8. Note cars obstructing signal. Hazardous public crossing, pedestrian travel heavy here, also cattle trucks. Very sharp curves.

Dates: 1960-1961

Looking North Toward Stock Cars Stored By Passenger Main Line

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 71
Scope and Contents

Picture taken looking north towards the stock cars beside the passenger line. The tracks on the right are used by Southern and L&N jointly to work the White Provisions Company.

Dates: 1960-1961