Seventh Avenue Switching Operation
- Title:
- Seventh Avenue Switching Operation
- 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:
- 47.606520,-122.328737
- Latitude:
- 47.606520
- Longitude:
- -122.328737
- Location:
- Seattle, WA
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb59f008
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- GN
- Internal Number:
- Ex. 5 #5
- Exhibit Number:
- J-5
- File Name:
- 5003pb59f008.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad cars
Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroads--Freight
Railroad switches
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Signals are taken on both right and left side of engine; signals also received on either side of engine when working the other tracks shown in this picture because of the curvature. Tracks are referred to as Seventh Avenue. Great Northern trains must move over Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Road main lines. Engines are generally headed north in this area. Because of the close clearance it is also necessary sometimes to pass signals on the fireman's side. Note also the curvature of the tracks. The street crossing is not readily seen, but is used extensively. There is also a great deal of industrial work that goes on in this area.
- 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:
- 8
- 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.