Thirtieth Street Station, Power Director Center, Thirtieth & Market Streets in Amtrak Railroad Stat, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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15 b&w photos
17 data pages
4 photo caption pages

TITLE:
Thirtieth Street Station, Power Director Center, Thirtieth & Market Streets in Amtrak Railroad Stat, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER PA,51-PHILA,712-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 15 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 16 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 4

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER PA-404-A

Building/structure dates: 1935 initial construction

Significance: It was designed to visually and aurally indicate the operating status of the railroad's power system. This particular power director center monitored and supervised operation of all switches in the railroad's power control system from North Philadelphia to Wilmington, Delaware. The power directors working at this site oversaw the continually updated the electrical status of the system...

SUBJECTS:
PENNSYLVANIA--Philadelphia County--Philadelphia

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa3545

CONTROL #:
PA3545

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