A 1991 airplane view of the hump yard (
source) Note that there are several yellow gantry cranes in the intermodal yard in the left background.
This is one of
BNSF's eight hump yards.
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M.J. Scanlon shared a link on 3/24/2019 to BNSF Former Springfield Division
A pair of Executive paint SD70MAC's (BNSF 9741 & 9434) are sandwiched between an ES44AC (BNSF 6212) and a SD70ACe (BNSF 8549) as the DPU's on an empty Miller coal (JHMX) passing through BNSF Tennessee Yard in Memphis. 3/22/19 Click the pic for a better view. |
Mike Durff
posted two images with the comment: "This is the BNSF, former Frisco Tennessee yard, Memphis, TN. Built in 1959, you can see in the first photo, the hump yd on the right & the newer intermodal yd to the left. But, if you zoom in real close… you can see the turntable near the engine servicing facility. There was never a roundhouse at this location."
Mike Durff: Fun fact… It was dedicated in 1959. As originally built, there was a livestock watering area.
Mike Durff
posted again with the same comment.
This was formerly a Frisco Yard. Note that it has a fairly direct route to the Frisco Bridge. BNSF/Frisco continues southeast to Birmingham, AL.
To put the size of this yard in perspective, below are some yard images using the same scale 2000ft = 5/8 inch on my 1920x1080 monitor.
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| Eola, it is being expanded to add tracks that will go all the way to Farnsworth Avenue |
These scale images show why BNSF converted the former-CB&Q yard (Cicero or Clyde) and the former-Santa Fe yard (Corwith) to intermodal service and classifies freight cars in Galesburg for run throughs in Chicago or delivery to the two major carload freight classifications yards:
BRC's Clearing Yard (dual hump) and
IHB's. Blue Island Yard.
Back to the Tennessee Yard.
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Jan Albert Gauthier posted
BNSF Railroad yard in Memphis TN
Justin Scott Cunningham Sr.: This picture is at 11+ years old.
Alan Smith posted
Trainbook posted
"BNSF Tennessee Yard" by M.J. Scanlon Photography. |
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Chris Williams commented on Jan's post
Tennessee Yard last week. [Feb 2021]
Matthew Groves: Chris Williams You work in there?
Chris Williams: Yes, yardmaster. |
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["Transloading from a ship to a domestic intermodal train occurs when shippers try to stuff three or more TEU container loads into one high-cube domestic 53-foot box....Back in 2008, transloading might have occurred about 15% of the time. In 2020, on some routes it can be 45% or more of the units handled. This is important because some rail yards were laid out to expedite TEU and FEU box and train loading spacing. Transloading can sometimes be disruptive at the terminal—not always, but enough to matter."] |
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