Railroad yards

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.

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0011-010-014-004-003

Level of description

Subseries Level 3

Title

Railroad yards

Date(s)

  • 1975 (Creation)

Extent

2 photographs

Name of creator

(1926-2016)

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Scope and content

Photographs of railroad yards where railroad trains are made up and cars are switched, stored, and serviced on tracks and sidings and related structures such as yard offices.

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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.

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  • 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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