Box 59
Contains 306 Results:
Looking South Towards Seattle House Yard, 1960
Looking south toward the Seattle house yard and toward the Northern Pacific main line. The Seattle house yard is off to the left and not shown. To the right is Occidental Avenue. The track in the center of the picture curving over to the right is the spur leading off to Occidental Avenue. Notice the number of cars parked immediately adjacent to the tracks. Also notice the close clearance between the cars and the track.
Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Milwaukee Road, and Pacific Coast Main Lines at Argo Yard, 1960
Taken at Argo, located approximately four miles south of the Seattle House Yard and nine or ten miles south of Interbay Yard. All of the tracks are main lines of the Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Milwaukee Road, and Pacific Coast Railroad. Freight and passenger trains, as well as yard engines of the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern, move over these tracks. This is one of the busiest locations in the Seattle area.
South Occidental Avenue, 1960
NP track used occasionally by GN; curve to the left on fireman's side. Sears Tower (now Starbucks Corporate Headquarters) in background.
Seventh Avenue Switching Operation, 1960
Seventh Avenue Trackage, 1960
Shows the approach to the stockyard track and indicates close clearance and the obstruction to vision caused by stockyard pens. Switchmen will try to stay on the platform, which eliminates having to get in between where clearance is close.
North End of New Yard (Bayside Yard), 1960
Main line to the left.
North End of New Yard (Bayside Yard), 1960
The main line is on the extreme left and is not shown in the picture. This track leads to the north end of the new yard from this particular industry, the Robinson Mill.
North End of New Yard (Bayside Yard), 1960
Different view of Everett Mill industry siding. Shows the dual track that is entered directly from the north end of the New Yard as shown in J-45. The train car is an open car that is hauling a wood product called chips. The engines can be headed in either direction. The signals are all passed on the left side.
North End of New Yard (Bayside Yard), 1960
View of grade crossing, along side tank and freight cars next to yard office.
Great Northern's Everett Main Line, 1960
Shows the Great Northern southbound main line. The extreme curvature of the track to the left is on the fireman's side. The track running off to the right leads to the Everett Ice Company and is served by the Great Northern. Note in the center of the crossovers and other industry leads. These curves and crossovers, as well as frequent train movements and vehicular traffic, make it necessary to keep a lookout on both sides of the cab at all times.