Brooklyn Intermodal Rail Yard
rail yard in southeast Portland, Oregon
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.
History
The Oregon and California Railroad started laying tracks here in April 1868. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company gained controlled of the railroad in 1887. 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. The Union Pacific Railroad took control of the Southern Pacific in 1996 and now operates the yard.
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