10-02-2012, 12:14 PM
Stein,
That tank farm is part of a pipelone that runs fro mthe Canadian Border to Mexico. I have not seen them load tank cars out but talking to guys who are a little older then me said that the SP used that to load cars to take to outlying location for filling up their company storage tanks. From what they recall one of the Trim jobs from the hump yard would make a trip over to the "Tank Farm" each night and swap cars around. if you keep going south you can see where a rather large TOFC facility and LCL building now occupied by a large, non railserved, scrap dealer.
Sure is amzing what use to be in this yard and the surrounding industries.
That tank farm is part of a pipelone that runs fro mthe Canadian Border to Mexico. I have not seen them load tank cars out but talking to guys who are a little older then me said that the SP used that to load cars to take to outlying location for filling up their company storage tanks. From what they recall one of the Trim jobs from the hump yard would make a trip over to the "Tank Farm" each night and swap cars around. if you keep going south you can see where a rather large TOFC facility and LCL building now occupied by a large, non railserved, scrap dealer.
Sure is amzing what use to be in this yard and the surrounding industries.