North and South Bound Main Lines of the L&N at 30th Street and 1st Avenue
- Title:
- North and South Bound Main Lines of the L&N at 30th Street and 1st Avenue
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N): Birmingham Division, yards, passenger terminals, and industries
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Dubose, L.A.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 33.519732, -86.791033
- Latitude:
- 33.519732
- Longitude:
- -86.791033
- Site:
- 30th Street Yard
- Location:
- Birmingham, AL
30th Street Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb54f045
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- LN
- Internal Number:
- Ex. 32 - #11-111
- Exhibit Number:
- O-10
- File Name:
- 5003pb54f045.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Locomotives
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling
Industries (organizations)
Mines and mineral resources
Railroad crossings - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- In this photo the back to back engines in the center are on the south main line. The track to the left of the engine is the 30th Street Yard. Notice the curve of the track and the cross-over form the south main to the north main. Just to the right of the engines are two storage tracks running parallel with the main line. Yard engines use this cross-over to switch cars from storage tracks to the yard or vice versa. Note that the engines consist of two units coupled together cabs in the middle, with the long motor hood forward at each end. This makes it impossible for the engineer to see anything on the left side of the engine regardless of which direction the engine moves. Most of the L&N engines are used in the multiple control, with engines headed in each direction. notice the cross-over to the left of the engine with cars hanging out of the clear. This is very dangerous and it is very important to have a fireman on the left side to watch out for these hazards. Also notice the wire across the tracks in front of the engine, which would not clear a man on top of cars. L&N Unit 2265 in in center of photograph.
- 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:
- 45
- 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.