Partial View of the East End of Portlock Yard
- Title:
- Partial View of the East End of Portlock Yard
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Vick, Simeon G.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 36.800679,-76.266194
- Latitude:
- 36.800679
- Longitude:
- -76.266194
- Site:
- Portlock Yard
- Location:
- Norfolk, VA
Portlock Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb61f094
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- NW
- Internal Number:
- #27
- Exhibit Number:
- B-20
- File Name:
- 5003pb61f094.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Locomotives
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroad cars
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Note here how the tracks curve in both directions, making it necessary for signals to be passed frequently on the fireman's side. Constant lookout is also necessary on both sides of the engine because of the many crews that work in and out of this yard at all times. This picture was taken about noon time and there was not much congestion at this time. Later during the afternoon and especially at night there are many crews working in and out of this yard. VGN Unit No. 149
- 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:
- 61
- Folder:
- 94
- 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.