Railroad tracks

Pennsylvania Railroad Interlocking control tower at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on July 13, 1964. New Haven Railroad interlocking tower at Old Saybrook, Connecticut on January 28, 1977. Chicago & North Western Railway control tower at Proviso, Illinois on July 26, 1986. American Rail Tours rail yard at Pompano Beach, Florida on July 28, 1987. CSX Transportation yard tower at Baldwin, Florida on July 29, 1987. Canadian Pacific Railway rail yard at Calgary Yard, Alberta in August 1990. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad switch at Castle Crag, Utah, circa 1890. Puget Sound Electric (PSE) track flooded in the White River Valley at Auburn, Washington, circa 1917 Curtis Millburn & Eastern Track Construction in September 1975. Curtis Millburn & Eastern Track Construction in September 1975.

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0011-010-014-004

Level of description

Subseries Level 2

Title

Railroad tracks

Date(s)

  • 1949-1975 (Creation)

Extent

1 photograph

Name of creator

(1926-2016)

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Scope and content

Still photographs of railroad tracks and directly associated structures such as yard offices, switches, and grade crossings

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Please see the Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy for further information.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership of Other Railroad subjects resides in the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Society.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acquired by the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Society from James M. Fredrickson. Accrual W2012-19 received August 20, 2012.

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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