The Brooklyn Intermodal Rail Yard is a 110-acre Union Pacific rail yard in southeast Portland, Oregon, stretching from Powell Boulevard to Bybee Boulevard and operating since the 1860s.
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| Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
  Brooklyn Intermodal Rail Yard | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′22″N 122°38′37″W / 45.48957°N 122.64366°W | |
History edit
The Oregon and California Railroad started laying tracks here in April 1868. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company gained controlled of the railroad in 1887.[1] The name Brooklyn Yard was adopted in 1912. This yard was the principal Southern Pacific railroad shops in Oregon. By 1910, a twelve-stall roundhouse and eight-track machine shop were developed. By 1920, the switching yard was developed south of the Holgate Street viaduct. The turntable was updated on December 11, 1924, with the installation of a 100-foot long bridge built by American Bridge Company, replacing an earlier 80-foot turntable. The larger 4-stall roundhouse was completed in 1941, and was used for larger engines.[2] The Union Pacific Railroad took control of the Southern Pacific in 1996 and now operates the yard.[3][4][5]
Activities of the yard have been limited by adjacent neighborhoods.[6] The rail yard is an important part of the economy in the state and supports north-south freight movement along the West Coast, including the shipment of Oregon-made products. Every holiday season thousands and thousands of Christmas trees are shipped from Oregon out of Brooklyn Rail Yard.[7]
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center has installed at their facility in October 2023,[8] the 100-foot long turntable, which was previously at Brooklyn Yard.[9] It was removed from Brooklyn Yard in 2012 when the yard was being converted to intermodal service. [10]
References edit
- ^ Austin, Ed (1987). The Southern Pacific in Oregon. Pacific Fast Mail. p. 42. ISBN 0-915713-14-4.
- ^ Austin, Ed (1987). The Southern Pacific in Oregon. Pacific Fast Mail. p. 42. ISBN 0-915713-14-4.
- ^ Harden, Kevin. "Union Pacific Brooklyn Yard project tries to hurdle old court injunction". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Buxton, Matt (2011-04-06). "Union Pacific works to lift Brooklyn Rail Yard injunction, leaves neighbors worried". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Union Pacific prepares Brooklyn Yard for light rail line - Portland Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.
- ^ Binder, Melissa (2013-11-19). "Pollution near Brooklyn rail yard monitored by Reed College, SE Portland neighbors". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ https://www.up.com/cs/groups/public/@uprr/@corprel/documents/up_pdf_nativedocs/pdf_oregon_usguide.pdf
- ^ https://www.portlandtribune.com/townnews/fencing/historic-train-turntable-project-opens-to-the-public-in-portland/article_2a0d7c00-687b-11ee-bf30-5bae2841a89b.html
- ^ Redden, Jim. "TURN THIS TRAIN AROUND". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ https://www.up.com/customers/premium/intmap/portland/index.htm
External links edit
- Brooklyn Intermodal Rail Yard, Portland, Oregon at Waymarking