View to the East Towards Eastern Connections of TRRA
- Title:
- View to the East Towards Eastern Connections of TRRA
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis: St. Louis Union Station and surrounding yards
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Neupert, Raymond A.
- Date:
- 1961
- Coordinates:
- 38.668963,-90.161857
- Latitude:
- 38.668963
- Longitude:
- -90.161857
- Site:
- Madison Yard
- Location:
- Madison, IL
Madison Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb58f043
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- TRRA
- Internal Number:
- #60
- Exhibit Number:
- P-32
- File Name:
- 5003pb58f043.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Railroad crossings
Railroad switches
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroads--Signaling
Railroad cars
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Maintenance and repair - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Two tracks leading to Illinois transfer main line. Crossing in lower left not protected by signals. Trains move in all directions at any time, weeds and debris this area clutter up this area. Tracks curving to left at upper center. Single track, no block signals to protect against opposing moves. This view is to the southwest from the bridge at Venice, Illinois; it shows in part, the main line that runs from lower left of photo to center right, and a switching lead running into it at the lower center of the picture. Engines working on this switching lead have to be on alert at all times for any other train movements here. Again, notice the curvature of the tracks--one goes to the right at center of photo, one to the left, and it is obstructed by high weeds and cars. There is also another main line running into this one at the center of the picture and firemen must keep a lookout here in several directions.
- 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:
- 58
- Folder:
- 43
- 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.