Trackage of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad Co
- Title:
- Trackage of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad Co
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Birmingham Southern Railroad: Industries and Yards
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Golden, James L., Jr.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 33.506414,-86.909052
- Latitude:
- 33.506414
- Longitude:
- -86.909052
- Site:
- Ensley Yard
- Location:
- Birmingham, AL
Ensley Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb54f003
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- BS
- Internal Number:
- Ex. 36
- Exhibit Number:
- I-2
- File Name:
- 5003pb54f003.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Steel works
Tennessee Coal & Iron Railroad Co.
Birmingham Southern Railroad Company
Industries (organizations)
Railroad crossings
Railroad yards
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Employees
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Located just south of U.S. Steel works at Ensley. BS has trackage rights and delivers cars to TC&I Railroad at Pratt Railroad Yard (just south of photo's location). The tracks in the photo run north and south. The TC&I hauls hot metal while the BS hauls coal and ore. Close clearance between tracks requires extra vigilance from engineer and fireman. Note cross walks and road way next to and crossing tracks.
- 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:
- 54
- Folder:
- 3
- 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.