Seventh Avenue Switching Operation
- Title:
- Seventh Avenue Switching Operation
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Zumwinkle, V.S.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 47.608013,-122.335167
- Latitude:
- 47.608013
- Longitude:
- -122.335167
- Location:
- Seattle, WA
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb63f036
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- GN
- Internal Number:
- #14
- Exhibit Number:
- J
- File Name:
- 5003pb63f036.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Railroad passenger cars
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Buildings and structures
Railroad crossings
Railroad switches - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- "S" Curve. Engine generally headed north in this movement while shoving cars; the curve is on the fireman's side. Shows the track used in moving to the Seventh Avenue switching operation described in the previous photograph (Exhibit J-5). This picture is looking west to the curve from which point the tracks curve to the north. The other crossing in J-5 is approximately two blocks from this location. Engines moving here are generally headed north. This crossing is not protected by flashing light signals or gates, and the view of the crossing is impaired by the adjacent buildings. The engine is headed north and the sharp curve of the track seen in the background is 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:
- 63
- Folder:
- 36
- 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.