Friday, August 16, 2024

Fort Worth, TX: 1928 UP/Texas & Pacific (T&P) Lancaster Yard, Backshop and Roundhouse

Yard: (Satellite)
Turntable: (Satellite)

The T&P merged into the Missouri Pacific. 

John L Lancaster was the president of the T&P. [uta]

Tim Starr posted
Picture taken at the Texas & Pacific shops at Lancaster Shops in Fort Worth TX in 1938 when the railroad was in the middle of upgrading their 2-10-4 units for dual service during World War II.

TexasHistory, cropped
[This source provided map information.]

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I think I see a transfer table between the shop building and the roundhouse.
HomeTownByHandleBar_yard, this webpage has a lot of info about the yard

HomeTownByHandlebar_roundhouse, Photo from University of Texas at Arlington Library Star-Telegram Collection
Evidently UP calls this Davidson Yard instead of Lancaster Yard.

1955/57 Benbrook and Fort Worth Quads @ 24,000

So how many names did this yard have?
Center for Railroad Photography & Art posted
In 1972, a pair of Missouri Pacific SW9s work the hump at Centennial Yard in Fort Worth, Texas, in a photo by J. Parker Lamb. Today this former Texas & Pacific yard is part of Union Pacific and named Davidson Yard. This scene is from Scott Lothes' January 13th Zoom presentation "Focus on Texas."
Samuel J Caruso: When I hired out on the Missouri Pacific at Neff Yard Kansas City in February 1979, we were required to travel to Centennial Yard in Fort Worth on our own dime, pay for our own lodging and dining expenses. Then we returned (our own expense). On Monday morning we were given a list of jobs, at 0700 and 1500 we made 2 Student Trips per day Monday through Friday and the foreman had to sign your sheet. On Saturday we made a short Road Trip and were done by 1500. In case you were wondering, yes, on our own dime. After we completed 2 weeks of non compensated trips we were ready to Mark Up and actually get paid, But, wait for it, we were furloughed before we turned a wheel! I was off 3 weeks before I borrowed out at Atchison. I was recalled to Kansas City a few weeks later and I never missed another day in almost 36 years 🚂

Paul Hoch commented on the above post
This is a similar angle Pic that I took a year or so ago. It's changed some, but still very recognizable.

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