View of Division "Railroad" Avenue
- Title:
- View of Division "Railroad" 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:
- 33.513194,-86.806519
- Latitude:
- 33.513194
- Longitude:
- -86.806519
- Location:
- Birmingham, AL
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb54f058
- Internal Number:
- #34-124
- Exhibit Number:
- O-22
- File Name:
- 5003pb54f058.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Acme Fast Freight, Inc.
Industries (organizations)
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroad crossings
Railroads--Freight
Bridges (built works)
Railroads--Buildings and structures - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- This is a photo of Division Avenue or Railroad Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama. Notice the curve of the track and the trucks on the track. The engine has to enter at the bottom of the photo on the left side since the truck is a dead end at the top of the photo. Because of the curvature only the fireman on the left can see whether the trucks are clear of the track. If cars are to be spotted next to the building at the right of the photo, where the white car is parked, they have to be pulled behind the engine; if they are to be spotted at the top of the photo they have to be pushed ahead of the engine. There is also a cross-over in the middle of the photo. The track on the right side is a dead end track at each end, so the engine will have cars at each end of the engine, making it necessary to have a fireman on the left side to receive and relay signals and watch for the cars and trucks on the track. Because of the close clearance of the buildings in the right, signals must be passed on the fireman's side. Also observe the street crossing next to the freight house where trucks are parked. you must have a fireman on an engine pushing cars across a blind street. The track on the left side of photo O-20 is the one at the bottom of photo O-22. At places like this it is very difficult for the switchman to be in a position to be seen at all times, even with a fireman and an engineer on the engine.
- 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:
- 58
- 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.