Crossing at Hulen Street (by Shanty)
- Title:
- Crossing at Hulen Street (by Shanty)
- 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:
- 5003pb56f007
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- IC
- Internal Number:
- #6
- Exhibit Number:
- N-18
- File Name:
- 5003pb56f007.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Rose Warehouse Co.
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Railroad cars
Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling
Industries (organizations) - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- We see a well traveled crossing in which visibility is restricted because of the warehouse shown at the left, the box cars standing on the tracks, and other obstructions. The tracks are covered by weeds, which hide the debris. These tracks are used by passenger and freight engines, both yard and road. This is the main line looking south when entering Central Station, which has "S" curve. The shanty is at Hulen street where a switch tender was employed, but who has been eliminated. This is a good view showing how the lead crosses the main line to gain access to the "new track." The fireman here is responsible for passing signals and for watching cross-overs and road crossings. This area is switched both at day and at night.
- 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:
- 7
- 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.