Frankford Junction
- Title:
- Frankford Junction
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Pennsylvania Railroad: Philadelphia Division
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Bartley, Edward J.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 40.000715,-75.093817
- Latitude:
- 40.000715
- Longitude:
- -75.093817
- Location:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb55f125
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- PRR
- Internal Number:
- #43 111
- Exhibit Number:
- F-43
- File Name:
- 5003pb55f125.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Pennsylvania Railroad
Bridges (built works)
Railroad tracks
Railroad cars
Locomotives
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroad switches - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- View looking eastward at Frankford Junction. Switchtender box shown at right. The switchtenders controls the movements off of these yard tracks. At times there are four and five engines shifting freight at the same time in this yard. It is necessary to watch for signals from the switchtender and crew when shifting in this yard. Engines normally face East when working in this yard. Note the curvature in the track and also the close clearances & obstructions.
- 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:
- 55
- Folder:
- 125
- 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.