Southern Pacific Uptown Yards A, B, C, D, and E
- Title:
- Southern Pacific Uptown Yards A, B, C, D, and E
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Southern Pacific Railroad: Pacific Division, El Paso Yards
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Harp, Autry A.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 31.773850,-106.468082
- Latitude:
- 31.773850
- Longitude:
- -106.468082
- Site:
- Uptown Yard
- Location:
- El Paso, TX
Uptown Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb63f070
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- SP
- Internal Number:
- #4
- Exhibit Number:
- W-3
- File Name:
- 5003pb63f070.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad yards
Railroad cars - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Picture W-3 shows the Southern Pacific's uptown yards A, B, C, D, and E. the camera was facing west when this picture was taken. To the right are the ice docks; further to the right and not seen here are the A and B yards. There is a track on either side of the docks, each of which holds about 100 cars. It is on these tracks that cars handling perishables are iced. A lookout must be maintained for me working in and about this area from both sides of the locomotive. These tracks also proceed through interlocking No. 47, the signal to which is displayed on the fireman's side and he must be there to observe it. Also cars roll out of the tracks and foul the lead from time and this condition is frequently observable only by the fireman. In addition, yard engines frequently work on the A and B yard leads at the same time. The cars in the center of the picture are the C yard classification tracks. It is on these tracks that trains are made up for departure. Tracks 17 through 28 all connect with one lead track and although switches are on the engineer's side, it is essential to have a fireman to maintain a lookout for the movement of other trains and yard engines and ground personnel. In the upper left hand portion of the picture are the D and E yard tracks and the rip tracks. The E yard lead track is curved and the crossover from E yard to D yard lead is observable from the fireman's side of the locomotive.
- 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:
- 70
- 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.