tree68 I was curious as to what "adjacent" meant in the article. Armourdale Yard is literally on the other side of the UP KC Metro Division main. If it weren't for the labels on the map I looked at, one might think it was all one yard. What is the lineage of the two yards? Is this actually more like eliminating a duplicate facility gained in a merger? Or were both yards UP all along?
I was curious as to what "adjacent" meant in the article. Armourdale Yard is literally on the other side of the UP KC Metro Division main. If it weren't for the labels on the map I looked at, one might think it was all one yard.
What is the lineage of the two yards? Is this actually more like eliminating a duplicate facility gained in a merger? Or were both yards UP all along?
Armourdale is the former Rock Island/Cotton Belt yard. 18th Street was one of the main yards for the pre-MP/WP merger Union Pacific in Kansas City. The Rock Island entered Kansas City from the west via trackage rights on the UP. That is why they are located adjacent to one another. Everything got combined after the UP-SP merger in 1996.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
All kinds of new places to park idle equipment!!
Maybe it's not enough to close hump yards, but also former hump yards, too.
Jeff
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific shut down Armourdale Yard in Kansas City, Kan., last week, shifting its switching work to the adjacent 18th Street Yard. The move, which union officials say affected 20 to 100 jobs, is UP’s latest in the Kansa...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/01/06-union-pacific-shuts-down-armourdale-yard-in-kansas-city-kan
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.