Classification Yard and Diesel Shop
- Title:
- Classification Yard and Diesel Shop
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Illinois Central Railroad: Memphis Division
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Howell, Fred D.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 35.122777,-90.016287
- Latitude:
- 35.122777
- Longitude:
- -90.016287
- Site:
- Memphis Terminal Yard
- Location:
- Memphis, TN
Memphis Terminal Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb56f002
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- IC
- Internal Number:
- #1
- Exhibit Number:
- N-1
- File Name:
- 5003pb56f002.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Illinois Central Railroad Company
Locomotives
Railroad cars
Railroad passenger cars
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroads--Employees
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling
Railroad terminals
Railroads--Equipment and supplies
Railroads--Maintenance and repair - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Shows part of the Memphis terminal. To the right is the diesel shop. The two tracks immediately to the left of the diesel shop are starting and receiving tracks for engines. The tracks that the starting and receiving tracks lead to are the tow main line tracks which are controlled by a block system. The fireman has a great responsibility when the train gets on the main line tracks to watch out for other trains. To the left of the two main line tracks are yard tracks which are used in making up and breaking up trains. There are two or three engines working here at all times. The fireman must always keep the engineer informed as to where the other engines are and keep a watch out not only for the crew members of his own train, but also the crew members working with the other engines and numerous employees working in and about these cars at all hours. He must advise the engineer about any unsafe condition that may arise. This is essential here also on account of the many cross-overs. To the extreme left is an industrial track. You will notice the sharp turn to the left which means that signals have to be passed on the fireman's side. The fireman must also keep a lookout at grade crossings while switching industries.
- 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:
- 56
- Folder:
- 2
- 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.