Congestion of Crossover Tracks
- Title:
- Congestion of Crossover Tracks
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Howell, Fred D.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 35.128358,-90.059070
- Latitude:
- 35.128358
- Longitude:
- -90.059070
- Site:
- Memphis Terminal Yard
- Location:
- Memphis, TN
Memphis Terminal Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb56f015
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- IC
- Internal Number:
- #14
- Exhibit Number:
- N-8
- File Name:
- 5003pb56f015.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Vaiden Warehouse
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Locomotives
Railroad cars
Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Maintenance and repair
Railroads--Signaling - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Illinois Central Railroad Unit No. 472 in yard near Vaiden Warehouse (699 So. Main Street). This picture of the Memphis terminal shows the congestion of cross-over tracks and also interlocking systems that require the close attention of the fireman to prevent accidents. Notice particularly the sharp curve to the right shown in the center foreground.
- Cite As:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs #5003 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
- Repository:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
- Archival Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs (#5003 P)
- Box:
- 56
- Folder:
- 15
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the "U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs Collection" (Kheel Center collection: #5003 P) is believed to be in the public domain, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [https://www.library.cornell.edu/about/inside/policies/public-domain]. These images have been digitized from items in the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives at Cornell University Library. More information about the physical collection can be found here: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/KCL05003p.html. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.