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Albert Fenn1953-10

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

"Humpmaster" in control tower electronically controling strings of railroad cars, which are pushed up gentle hill (hump), uncoupled and switched car by car into network of tracks, in Southern's Birmingham yard.

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  • Date: 1953-10
  • Location: Birmingham, AL, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Equipment, Birmingham, Yards, Communications, Alabama, Railroads, Us, 1950s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Albert Fenn
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_982458
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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