South End of the L&N Yard at Bessemer, L&N Units 426 and 429
- Title:
- South End of the L&N Yard at Bessemer, L&N Units 426 and 429
- 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:
- 33.409740,-86.944738
- Latitude:
- 33.409740
- Longitude:
- -86.944738
- Site:
- Bessemer Yard
- Location:
- Bessemer, AL
Bessemer Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb54f078
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- LN
- Internal Number:
- Ex. 32 - #39-139
- Exhibit Number:
- O
- File Name:
- 5003pb54f078.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Locomotives
Railroad tracks
Bridges (built works)
Railroads--Employees
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling
Locomotive firemen
Railroad cars
Railroads--Buildings and structures - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- There are five tracks in right of picture. The lead curves to the right. This yard is very descending toward the engine. Derails in the tracks. Notice the fireman in a position to see if rails are off, also to watch car to see if they roll out as well as take signal.
- 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:
- 78
- 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.