West Side of Alaskan Way Viaduct at S. Main Street
- Title:
- West Side of Alaskan Way Viaduct at S. Main Street
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Zumwinkle, V.S.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 47.592108,-122.336679
- Latitude:
- 47.592108
- Longitude:
- -122.336679
- Location:
- Seattle, WA
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb59f005
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- NP
PCRR
GN - Internal Number:
- Ex. J2 #3
- Exhibit Number:
- J-20B
- File Name:
- 5003pb59f005.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Pacific Coast Coal Co.
Pacific Coast Heating & Supply Co.
Viaducts
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Pacific Coast Railroad Company
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Industries (organizations)
Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Tracks underneath the truck are used by NP and Pacific Coast and run to the waterfront (just out of frame to left of photograph). The other tracks, parallel to the Viaduct, run north to south. They are running and switching tracks used by the NP, Pacific Coast, and GN Yard Crews. Engines head in either direction while using the running tracks.
- 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:
- 59
- Folder:
- 5
- 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.