SP Unit 1526: Three Cars in Front and Three Cars Behind
- Title:
- SP Unit 1526: Three Cars in Front and Three Cars Behind
- 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:
- 37.773972,-122.431297
- Latitude:
- 37.773972
- Longitude:
- -122.431297
- Site:
- 7th Street Terminal
- Location:
- San Francisco, CA
7th Street Terminal - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb62f030
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- SP
- Internal Number:
- Ex. 13
- Exhibit Number:
- Q-13
- File Name:
- 5003pb62f030.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Locomotives
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Employees - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Exhibit Q-13 shows an engine with three cars in front of it and three cars in back of it, although only two of the three cars can be seen in back of the engine in this picture. The picture was taken at the 7th Street Terminal. It is common practice to switch cars in this fashion in order to spot them at various industries along public streets. Under such conditions, however, it is essential to have a fireman on the left hand side of the cab to advise the engineer of the clearances and any other train and vehicular traffic that may be approaching. Just on the other side of this train to the left are two mainline tracks and two lead tracks which must be protected against by 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:
- 30
- 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.