Two Freight Cars on Industry Siding
- Title:
- Two Freight Cars on Industry Siding
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: Missouri/Kansas Division, Kansas City Terminal and Yards
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- LaRue, M.H.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 39.056198,-95.695312
- Latitude:
- 39.056198
- Longitude:
- -95.695312
- Location:
- Topeka, KS
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb59f085
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- CRIP // RI
- Exhibit Number:
- V
- File Name:
- 5003pb59f085.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Freight
Industries (organizations)
Railroad crossings - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Sharp curvature of tracks and obstructed view. Tracks overgrown with weeds and debris scattered along the right-of-way, creating hazardous ground conditions for engine crews. Signal must be passed on the fireman's side.
- 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:
- 85
- 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.