Place in Yard Where Light is Provided by Kerosene Lamps at Switches
- Title:
- Place in Yard Where Light is Provided by Kerosene Lamps at Switches
- 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:
- 5003pb56f040
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- IC
- Internal Number:
- #37
- Exhibit Number:
- N-3
- File Name:
- 5003pb56f040.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Illinois Central Railroad Company
Industries (organizations)
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Shows a general view of the tracks at Memphis, Tennessee. The signal shown opposite the switches in the picture are lit up at night by old-fashioned kerosene lamps, not by electric lights. Frequently because of the wind and the vibration these lights are out at night and therefore the engineer and fireman have to rely upon being able to see the switch points in order to determine how the switches are lined. Note also the houses close to the track which of course poses the hazard of children running out from the houses onto the track. You notice that there are no fences along the right-of-way to keep off children. Notice also on right side of picture the footpath for pedestrians. In fact, one pedestrian can be seen walking along the path which parallels the tracks. Note also the numerous sharp curves leading off to the left rear and farther back towards the right rear.
- 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:
- 40
- 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.