Right Side of Diesel Unit Operating at East End of Portlock Yard
- Title:
- Right Side of Diesel Unit Operating at 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:
- 5003pb61f096
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- NW
- Internal Number:
- #29
- Exhibit Number:
- B-23
- File Name:
- 5003pb61f096.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Locomotives
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Maintenance and repair
Railroads--Equipment and supplies - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Locomotive moving past repair track. Taken from the right side of a diesel operating in the same area as the preceding two exhibits. As you can see, the engineer's view of the left side of the locomotive is completely restricted by the hood of the engine. He can see only what is in front or to the right of him, but not to the left at any time.
- 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:
- 96
- 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.