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Jim Pickerell, 1936-, Photographer (NARA record: 4588217) |
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Record creator InfoField | Environmental Protection Agency. (12/02/1970 - ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title |
SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORKER JACKS UP A RAIL SO TIES CAN BE REPLACED. IN 1974 SOUTHERN SPENT 18.6 PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE ON TRACK MAINTENANCE. THAT YEAR THE COMPANY LAID 91,808 TONS OF RAILS AND PLACED 2,278,318 RAILROAD TIES. THE MAXIMUM SAFE SPEED FOR THE SYSTEM'S 10,531 MILES OF TRACK USUALLY IS 60 MILES PER HOUR. THAT CONTRASTS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY WHICH HAD SOME TRACK WITH A SAFE MAXIMUM SPEED OF EIGHT MILES PER HOUR |
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Depicted place |
Alexandria (Va.) (38°48′00″N 77°01′59″W / 38.8°N 77.033°W / 38.8; -77.033; NARA geographical record) |
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Date |
October 1974 date QS:P571,+1974-10-00T00:00:00Z/10 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q38945047
Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S) |
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Record ID InfoField |
NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-412-DA-14444
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Source | U.S. National Archives and Records Administration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORKER JACKS UP A RAIL SO TIES CAN BE REPLACED. IN 1974 SOUTHERN SPENT 18.6 PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE ON TRACK MAINTENANCE. THAT YEAR THE COMPANY LAID 91,808 TONS OF RAILS AND PLACED 2,278,318 RAILROAD TIES. THE MAXIMUM SAFE SPEED FOR THE SYSTEM'S 10,531 MILES OF TRACK USUALLY IS 60 MILES PER HOUR. THAT CONTRASTS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY WHICH HAD SOME TRACK WITH A SAFE MAXIMUM SPEED OF EIGHT MILES PER HOUR (English)
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