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• Illinois Central R.R., freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee" - used at twilight and dawn - when visibility is poor. This signal means "stop." Calumet City, Ill. (LOC)

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  • 1 comment
  • 85 favorites
  • 41,078 views
  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. Due to blackout regulations, flood lights, switch lights, locomotive headlights and lights on the bridge in background have been shaded to cast light downward. Broad streaks of light are caused by pa

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  • 2 comments
  • 57 favorites
  • 40,978 views
  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. All switch lights, head lights and lamps have been shaded from above in accordance with blackout regulations. The heavy light streaks are caused by paths of locomotive headlights and the thin lines b

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  • 48 favorites
  • 40,198 views
  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee" - used at twilight and dawn - when visibility is poor. This signal means "back up." Calumet City, Ill. (LOC)

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  • 64 favorites
  • 34,851 views
  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Night view of part of the South Water street freight terminal of the Illinois Central R.R., Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

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  • 44 favorites
  • 34,250 views
  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill. Brakeman is signaling with a red flare and the train is going by during exposure (LOC)

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  • 49 favorites
  • 33,313 views
  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Repair tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern R.R. (LOC)

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  • 34 favorites
  • 30,684 views
  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• White House at night, 6/11 (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1911
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-03
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