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Box 61

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Contains 320 Results:

South Side of Pier No. 5, North Side Pier No. 4, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 77
Scope and Contents

Shows the south side of pier No. 5 and the north side of pier No. 4. These piers can load up to four ships at a time, each ship having a capacity of 10,000 to 25,000 tons. Last year we dumped about 18,000,000 tons of coal on these piers and, I understand, the carrier plants to build new coal piers to handle ships with a capacity of 45,000 tons. The ship in this photo is the General Guisan.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Soda Yard and East End of Lambert's Point Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 79
Scope and Contents

A portion of the Soda Yard and east end of Lambert's Point Yard. Cars here are classified from both ends of the Lambert's Point main coal yard. The picture gives some idea of the curvature and close clearances of the tracks in this yard area.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

View of Lambert Point Yard and Government Yard Leads, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 83
Scope and Contents Another view of the Lambert's Point yard and also shows the government yard leads. There are many employees in this vicinity. As you can see on the left, some of the employees' cars are parked along the tracks. There are many pool and time freight crews and yard crews in this yard and considerable train movement converging on these main line lead tracks in the center of the picture. The main line is reached by means of 4 to 6 crossovers. These conditions make it necessary for the fireman to...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Head of the Government Yard or Box Car Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 84
Scope and Contents Shows a view of the head of the government or box car yard. This yard has about 80 tracks, holding about 1600 cars. All of the tracks here are curved continuously. there may be as many as three different crews switching on three different lead tracks for the three main merchandise piers here. These piers handle as many as seven or eight ships. In addition, there are warehouses further up in the yard for handling commodities for overseas shipment or transfer. Because of these congested...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Armour Plant Stock Pens

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 75
Dates: 1960-1961
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVII: Northern Pacific Railroad and Great Northern Railway: facilities in Spokane, Washington

Cars on East End of Main Coal Yards at Lambert's Point, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 89
Scope and Contents

Opposite No. 4 Coal Pier where coal is dumped into docked ships. Showing in the upper portion, one of the piers where coal is dumped into docked ships. Over 200 men work at these coal bins over a 24-hour period. The pedestrian traffic around all these tracks is very heavy and requires 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 XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

East End of Lambert's Point Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 90
Scope and Contents

Taken at the east end of the Lambert's Point yard. The tracks in the foreground are part of the Soda Storage and Coal Yard. The tracks in the background coming in from the right side of the picture are the lead tracks at the Lambert's Point yard, which move full circle around the yard.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

View of Main Line Tracks at the West End of Portlock Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 93
Scope and Contents

Passenger train on main line tracks at the west end of Portlock Yard. The passenger service in this area adds to the overall congestion and is a further reason why a constant lookout is necessary by the engine crew.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

Partial View of the East End of Portlock Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 94
Scope and Contents

Note here how the tracks curve in both directions, making it necessary for signals to be passed frequently on the fireman's side. Constant lookout is also necessary on both sides of the engine because of the many crews that work in and out of this yard at all times. This picture was taken about noon time and there was not much congestion at this time. Later during the afternoon and especially at night there are many crews working in and out of this yard. VGN Unit No. 149

Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

East End of Portlock Yard, 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 97
Scope and Contents Another view of the east end of the Portlock Yard showing the main line tracks of the Norfolk and Western at the left side of the picture running parallel with the yard. At the right hand corner of the picture are the tracks of the former Virginian Railway which crosses the Norfolk and Western at this point, where there is an interlocking. In this interlocking there are many dwarf signals on the ground that only the fireman can pick up from his side of the engine and no movement can be made...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives / 5003 P, U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs / Series XVIII: Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards

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