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Washington Iron Works Building, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

Shows the Washington Iron Works from the other side of the gate shown in Exhibit J-24. The engine is generally headed north in this curvature around to the left and signals are passed on the fireman's side. Because of the number of employees in the iron works it is necessary to maintain a lookout on both sides of the locomotive.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

Seattle Plumbing Supply Company and Other Industry Sidings, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents Taken in downtown Seattle area. The track to the extreme right is used by Great Northern in servicing the Seattle Plumbing Supply Company and five or six other industries in the area. The center track, which curves to the left, is the Great Northern's track running to the waterfront and also serves other industries along the way. Since the same engine will service industries on both tracks, you are bound to have one of the tracks curving on the fireman's side regardless of which way the...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

Interbay Yard: Roundhouse, Store House, Storage Tracks, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

Shows a portion of the north end of the Interbay Yard and its roundhouse, storage tracks, and main line track. There is a single main line through this area, indicated by the block signal. That is the one main line track. The main line curves to the left rather than to the right. Therefore, it is essential to have a fireman serving as a lookout on the left-hand side of the cab. Work in this yard is seven days per week.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

North End of Interbay Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents Shows the north end of the Interbay Yard. To the right of the picture is the roundhouse and the main line. All the tracks in this area, excepting the rip (repair-in-place) tracks, have the same marked degree of curvature. The rip tracks are in the extreme upper left-hand portion of the picture and are comparatively straight. The curvatures of the tracks again make it necessary for firemen to maintain a lookout from their side of the cab. The engines that work the lead in the north end of the...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

South End of Interbay Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents Taken at the south end of the Interbay Yard about one mile south of the preceding exhibits (J-34). The north end is visible in the distance. The smokestack and warehouse buildings, including the roundhouse, are in that area. The curvature of the tracks running off from the lead track is clearly shown here. All of the curvatures from these leads are on the left side of the locomotive and signals are sometimes passed on the fireman's side in this area. They are passed here again generally on...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

South End of Interbay Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

Looking north, showing curvature of track, and crossover between No. 12 and No. 13 tracks.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

South End of Interbay Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents

Photograph taken from Dravus Street Bridge.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

Center of Interbay Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents Taken from the Dravus Bridge, which is located midway between the north and south end of the yard. On the extreme left are the tracks of the Northern Pacific with whom we interchange cars at that point. The first track running off the bottom of the left portion of the picture is the Great Northern main line. There is a crossover between A track and B track. One crossover leads form A to the main line, and another (not shown) leads from B to A. A lookout must be maintained here at all times...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

South End of Interbay Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents Note tracks curve sharply to the left coming onto the lead, which makes the curve to the fireman's side, engines are headed south (photograph taken facing north). Taken in the same area as J-37. Three members of the ground crew are spread out along the track on the engineer's side. The man at the far left standing with one foot on the switch has just given a signal. The switch foreman in the center is also throwing a switch. The man at the far right is riding on a car, and is probably going...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

"7th Avenue" Tracks, Downtown Seattle Area, 1960

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents

Shows some of the tracks and curvature under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Note the tracks on the left which are directly underneath, with automobiles parked parallel to them. In the right center of the picture is a box car spotted inside the Seattle Hardware Company. Note the extremely close clearances on both sides of this car. There is a great amount of vehicular traffic, track curvatures, and close clearances here, which make it imperative to maintain a lookout at all times.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series IX: Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington

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