Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
001.002.367.005 |
Title |
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad North Hump Gibson Yards looking west, 1975 |
Collection |
Photograph Collection |
Date |
1975 |
Repository |
Hammond Public Library - 564 State St. Hammond, IN 46320 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Description |
BW replica on cardboard backing of the Indiana Harbor Belt North Hump Gibson Yards looking west in 1975. Typed description: The North Hump view to the west end of the Gibson Yard was named for David Gibson, an early settler. Gibson Transfer Yard was constructed on the Michigan Central, now Penn Central, right of way. The card retarder is now an integral part in sophisticated computer yard switching operations. As cars pass over a hump, the system wieghs the cars, takes into consideration both temperature and wind condition, aligns switches depending on the destination of car, and programs the retarder to supply the correct pressure to the wheel flange, thus controlling the speed of the car into the proper classification track. 1896 -- IHB -- 1976 |
Orig/copy |
Photocopy |
Caption |
Indiana Harbor Belt North Hump Gibson Yards, 1975 |
Collection Location |
Main Photograph Collections: Drawer 51: Railroads |
Item Type |
stillimage |
Format |
Photograph |
Imagefile |
002\001002367005.JPG |
Catalog date |
2021-05-21 |
Subjects |
Railroads Transportation |
Language |
English |
Legal Status |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
Restrictions |
Not Restricted |
Search Terms |
Gibson Yard Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Michigan Central Railroad Penn Central Railroad Railroads Transportation |
Cataloged by |
A. Aguilera |