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Box 57

 Container

Contains 212 Results:

Units at Rutherford Engine House on Reading Railroad Track, 1960

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents

View of ALCO and Fairbanks Morse units coupled in multiple operation preparatory to leaving Rutherford engine house. Note exceptional difference between height of end plates between units and dangers encountered when passing from left to right while locomotive is in motion.

Dates: 1960

View of Enola Yards Looking South, 1960

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents

View of Enola Yard looking south. Large building left of center is the steel car shop. In center of picture is the hump, beyond that the classification yard. Employee parking lot shown; employees must cuss tracks to get to car repair shop.

Dates: 1960

Enola Yards Looking East, 1960

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

Enola yards looking eastward from west of engine house (center background of photo) at the receiving yard.

Dates: 1960

Enola Engine House, 1960

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents

Close up view of Enola engine house showing lower end of ready tracks. Engines prepared for departure eastbound. Note diversity of motive power which engine crews must familiarize themselves with.

Dates: 1960

Extreme West End of Enola Yards looking Eastward, 1960

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents

Taken at the extreme west end of the Enola Yard, looking eastward. Large number of crossovers and leader ladder tracks. To left of telephone pole are two switch engines working on same ladder.

Dates: 1960

Interlocking Plant at West End of Harrisburg Penn Station, 1960

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents

View of state interlocking at west end of Harrisburg passenger station. Electric locomotive at right of picture is being moved by engine crew from ready track to station in preparation for hauling passenger tram to N.Y. Reverse movements thru interlocking require man on left side to relay signal indications to engineer. Loco No. 4851 (type G-G-1).

Dates: 1960

Interlocking Plant at West End of Harrisburg Penn Station, 1960

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents

View of state interlocking taken from State St. overhead bridge looking eastward into Harrisburg passenger station. Storage tracks are at left with reading station beyond. Signals governing movements in this area are mostly low home position light type. Overhead catanery system provides current at 11,000 volts for electric operation.

Dates: 1960