Detroit, MI: CRSA/NYC/MC Livernois Yard and Coaling Tower

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Carl Venzke posted
The east end of New York Central's Livernois Yard in Detroit, showing part of the engine facility to the right. Beyond the yard in the distance is West Detroit tower. July, 1954.

Empire State Express 1941 New York Central System commented on the above posting
This easterly view was almost-certainly shot from the reinforced-concrete Junction Yard Coaling Tower, completed in 1913 (and still-standing). The yard's new (1913) roundhouse (out-of-frame, right), which replaced a late-1800s-vintage roundhouse on the same site, was removed after it caught fire (when?). The attached photograph shows the abandoned M.C.R.R. Coal Dock at the re-named Livernois Yard [Charlie Whipp photo, October 15, 1977].

Raymond Storey posted
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Peter Dudley: Beyond the wood-frame coal tower, there's a second reinforced-concrete coal tower, erected c. 1913 (and still-standing!) Click on the attached link, to see "the rest of the story". https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1861954237396207&set=p.1861954237396207&type=3&theater
Tim Shanahan shared

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A Street View that includes the coaling tower. The yard is still labeled Conrail because it is Conrail Shared Assets (CRSA). That means that when they split up Conrail between NS and CSX, the yard was considered to be important for both railroads so NS and CSX share it. It took me a while to find it in the satellite view because it was further west than I first guessed. I did find what appears to be the turntable "scar."

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There are still some classification tracks, a couple of small intermodal yards, and Pennsylvania Truck Lines has a lot of container and carriage storage.

Back when the coaling tower still had all of its metal hanging off of it.

Pete Zimmerman posted
New York Central (NYC) steam locomotive #4939 under coaling tower at Livernois Yard in Detroit, Michigan, 1938. (Photograph by Robert A. Hadley Center for Railroad Photography & Art)
John Taranto: Nice photo. Note the drop-coupler pilot. A rarity on a Pacific type.

Raymond Storey shared

John Taranto commented on his comment
The Commonwealth Steel Corporation or GSC (General Steel Castings) produced "Swing Coupler" or "Drop Coupler" pilots for NYC, UP and other locomotives. The idea was to create a better deflection surface on the pilot by concealing the coupler.

Craig Hensley Photography posted
Really nice sunrise over Detroit this morning. A view from the drone looking north over the Livernois intermodal terminal and the smaller Conrail yard to the left. 
Detroit, MI - Feb 2023
Algis Oslapas: Wow, the coaling tower is still standing. Great shot. It is a great update on the changes there.

Craig Hensley Photography posted

Scenes from the Railroad

Livernois Intermodal Terminal. The jointly operated terminal by NS and CSX is boomin' with containers. With multiple daily intermodal trains by both railroads in and out of the the facilty, it sure is busy! 

Detroit, MI - Febuary 2024

High Res: https://www.craighensleyphotography.com/.../Sce.../i-vfd5SzT

Matthew S. Smith: Unless something has changed in the past 16 years, and by looking at the photo it hasent, but they are separate and not jointly operated. The closer is the NS side, the farther separated by south yard is CSX.