Buttonwood Yard, Public Crossing
- Title:
- Buttonwood Yard, Public Crossing
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Central Railroad of New Jersey: Buttonwood Yards and Wilkes-Barre Interchange
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Stemrich, James
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 41.231894,-75.926579
- Latitude:
- 41.231894
- Longitude:
- -75.926579
- Site:
- Buttonwood Yards
- Location:
- Hanover Township, PA
Buttonwood Yards - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb53f010
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- DH
CNJ - Internal Number:
- #102
- Exhibit Number:
- Z-2
- File Name:
- 5003pb53f010.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Central Railroad of New Jersey
Railroad crossings
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroads--Employees
Railroads--Signaling
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- This shows the interchange between the PRR and the CNJ (also pictured in exhibit Z-1), looking northwest. There are no crossing gates, lights, bells, or other warnings for the public. The track in the foreground is the D&H interchange into Buttonwood Yard. The tracks in the background are leads to and from the the lower and upper yards where switch engines are workinf 24 hours a day. Parked automobiles create close clearance for railroad cars.
- 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:
- 53
- Folder:
- 10
- 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.