Locomotive About to Cross Western Pacific Track in Foreground
- Title:
- Locomotive About to Cross Western Pacific Track in Foreground
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Southern Pacific Railroad: Coast Division, San Francisco
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
- Photographer:
- Vickers, Sanford
- Coordinates:
- 37.707458,-122.401816
- Latitude:
- 37.707458
- Longitude:
- -122.401816
- Site:
- Bayshore Yard
- Location:
- San Francisco, CA
Bayshore Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb62f020
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- SP
- Internal Number:
- Ex. 24
- Exhibit Number:
- Q-24
- File Name:
- 5003pb62f020.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Locomotives
Railroad crossings - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Exhibit Q-24 shows tracks used by three different railroads: The Santa Fe, The Western Pacific and The Southern Pacific. Exhibit Q-24 shows a locomotive about ready to leave and cross over the Western Pacific track in the immediate foreground. Note also here the number of cars and trucks along the tracks in the center background of the picture, all of which must be observed by both the fireman and engineer on both sides of the locomotive in order to maintain a safe operation. Also, when shoving cars to the Western Pacific, signals from the ground crew are given to the fireman.
- 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:
- 62
- Folder:
- 20
- 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.