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Viewing Album:  Shreveport Depot St. Yard Construction 2011
 
By:Bryce Denny
Dates:10/21/2011 - 11/30/2011
Album Info:The Union Pacific is creating a new entrance to go from the northern end of the Rabbit Line to cut over to Hollywood Yard. In doing so, the KCS is reworking its own Depot Street Yard.
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Another abandoned bridge - UP Rabbit Line in Shreveport
Title:  Another abandoned bridge - UP Rabbit Line in Shreveport
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Photo Date:  2/6/2008  Upload Date: 1/16/2012 1:49:11 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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10/29/2011 Depot St. Yard Construction Update
Title:  10/29/2011 Depot St. Yard Construction Update
Description:  Most of the heavy equipment has left and the yard is now completely clear of tracks except for the KCS track to the left. I assume the track is temporary given its unnecessary curvature within the yard. The red arrow points to a survey stake where presumably a turnout will be placed. The yellow arrow points to where survey stakes behind the brush are located. In theory, you can line up the red point and yellow point and see where the new UP line will go. The green arrow points to where the current UP line starts curving to the left to go under the Linwood underpass (which you can see behind the I 49 overpass).
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 10/29/2011 8:50:19 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Yard
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Making Room for a New UP Line
Title:  Making Room for a New UP Line
Description:  The old KCS Depot St. yard in Shreveport (used mostly for storing MOW trains) has been almost completely gutted to make way for a UP line that will run to the far right in this picture (just out of frame). The only operational track is a temporary track over by the depot building (now used for non-RR storage). I assume at this point the KCS will relay some track in the yard, since it has dumped lots of new ballast.
Photo Date:  11/30/2011  Upload Date: 10/21/2011 9:55:54 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Yard
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Last days of a girder bridge with walkways on both sides in Shreveport.
Title:  Last days of a girder bridge with walkways on both sides in Shreveport.
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Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 7:35:04 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Bridge
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Interesting how concrete was poured around the original steel girder frame.
Title:  Interesting how concrete was poured around the original steel girder frame.
Description:  As the contractor demolishes the concrete outer shell (to the right in the picture), the original steel construction is exposed.
Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 7:34:09 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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worn out bridge walkway
Title:  worn out bridge walkway
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Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 7:33:17 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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This picture illustrates how steep the grade out of the Texas Street cut in Shreveport is.
Title:  This picture illustrates how steep the grade out of the Texas Street cut in Shreveport is.
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Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 7:31:44 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
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General bridge demolition
Title:  General bridge demolition
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Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 7:30:51 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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Views:  606   Comments: 2
Pink stake shows where new line is going to be. Note the 1969 Chrysler 300 convertible.
Title:  Pink stake shows where new line is going to be. Note the 1969 Chrysler 300 convertible.
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Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 7:30:03 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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Steep grade out of the former Depot St. yard in Shreveport into the Texas Street cut.
Title:  Steep grade out of the former Depot St. yard in Shreveport into the Texas Street cut.
Description:  The bridge is where Texas Street crosses over the cut.
Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 7:28:52 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Bridge
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Former VS and P Girder Bridge Being Demolished
Title:  Former VS and P Girder Bridge Being Demolished
Description:  Girder bridge in the process of being demolished in Shreveport.
Photo Date:  2/20/2012  Upload Date: 2/21/2012 11:44:45 AM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Bridge
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UP local line from Hollywood Yard to the KCS Depot Street yard is severed.
Title:  UP local line from Hollywood Yard to the KCS Depot Street yard is severed.
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Photo Date:  3/5/2012  Upload Date: 3/6/2012 3:11:23 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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Four "rail riders" (a/k/a hobos) sun themselves by a partially destroyed girder bridge
Title:  Four "rail riders" (a/k/a hobos) sun themselves by a partially destroyed girder bridge
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Photo Date:  3/5/2012  Upload Date: 3/6/2012 3:14:25 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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Shreveport's UP yard at Levy Street looks forlorn, severed from the KCS junction.
Title:  Shreveport's UP yard at Levy Street looks forlorn, severed from the KCS junction.
Description:  To the left, we see the recently rebuilt "Rabbit Line". Straight ahead, we see the local line that runs from the former KCS Depot Street yard to a Hollywood yard. Approximately 1/2 mile from this spot, this local line and the Rabbit Line cross. In spite of the shiny rails, there is no place behind the photographer for the trains to go.
Photo Date:  3/5/2012  Upload Date: 3/6/2012 3:20:20 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Yard
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Looking northeast towards downtown Shreveport, the KCS construction project continues.
Title:  Looking northeast towards downtown Shreveport, the KCS construction project continues.
Description:  One would hardly recognize this area from one year ago. The big cut is where the new double track line to connect with the KCS double track line through the Texas Street cut is being located. The line to the far left is a temporary track, located generally where the actually old line into the yard (that has been removed) was. The grade to the right is where the UP local line is going to be relocated. A large retention pond is to the right, as shown in another picture in this album.
Photo Date:  10/21/2012  Upload Date: 10/22/2012 12:23:35 AM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
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Large retention pond used in KCS grade construction.
Title:  Large retention pond used in KCS grade construction.
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Photo Date:  10/21/2012  Upload Date: 10/22/2012 12:22:57 AM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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KCS construction project in Shreveport
Title:  KCS construction project in Shreveport
Description:  This view from the Linwood Street overpass shows the northwest end of the construction. The old grade that is being replaced is the "high line." The new grade is down below, and is reportedly going to be double tracked. You can see the base of a bridge that was removed to the left. You can see why they would want to replace the stiff grade on the line currently in use.
Photo Date:  10/21/2012  Upload Date: 10/22/2012 12:22:15 AM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
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KCS Construction in Shreveport - late December 2012
Title:  KCS Construction in Shreveport - late December 2012
Description:  The first of two lines in the new cut is complete, but not operating. To the right, you can see where the new UP line will connect with the new line in the cut. The temporary line (left) is still operational. I posted this photo on January 28, 2013 - and at this time the temporary line is gone, trains are operating in the cut, and the UP line has the track down.
Photo Date:  12/22/2012  Upload Date: 1/28/2013 10:29:49 AM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
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KCS Shreveport Construction Update
Title:  KCS Shreveport Construction Update
Description:  The temporary track to the far left is now gone. The new cut has a single track that is operational, and a second track should be added in the next couple of months. The new track to the right is the Union Pacific connection to a local line. The north end of the "Rabbit Line" is in the far background.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 1/29/2013 11:22:02 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Track
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Views:  443   Comments: 0
Old and New Union Pacific Lines
Title:  Old and New Union Pacific Lines
Description:  To the bottom right, you can see the old Union Pacific local line that tied into the KCS when there was no cut at this location. Crews are now connecting a new line, with a new curvature. Note how close the track is to the edge of the cut in the one area.
Photo Date:  1/21/2013  Upload Date: 1/29/2013 11:22:59 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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KCS 4773 pulling upgrade through the new cut out of the "Rat Hole"
Title:  KCS 4773 pulling upgrade through the new cut out of the "Rat Hole"
Description:  KCS freight pulls through the new construction site in Shreveport (the "Rat Hole" construction project). The new, but unfinished UP connection is to the left (you can barely see a rail). The closest line was a temporary line that is now severed.
Photo Date:  2/6/2013  Upload Date: 2/7/2013 2:17:20 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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Locomotives:  KCS 4773(ES44AC)
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KCS "Rat Hole" Construction
Title:  KCS "Rat Hole" Construction
Description:  View looking northwest from the West Texas Street Bridge - The track on the right has been severed and the signal has been deactivated.
Photo Date:  2/6/2013  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 5:38:53 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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KCS "Rat Hole" Construction
Title:  KCS "Rat Hole" Construction
Description:  View looking southeast from the West Texas Street bridge. The two original "Rat Hole" tracks are to the right. You can see the severed original track that went up into the cut. The turnout for the new track out of the "Rat Hole" is easily seen. The construction crew will take down all the dirt from the old track (where the construction equipment is seen) down to the level of the new track.
Photo Date:  2/6/2013  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 5:37:59 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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KCS "Rat Hole" Construction
Title:  KCS "Rat Hole" Construction
Description:  You can clearly see in this photograph where the second line in the cut will be located. The line with the MOW equipment is the UP connection to the cut, which has not yet been completed. To the very far left, barely visible, it what is left of the temporary bypass.
Photo Date:  2/6/2013  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 5:40:38 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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KCS Shreveport "Rat Hole" Construction
Title:  KCS Shreveport "Rat Hole" Construction
Description:  Work has started on the second track in the cut. The dirt to the left of the piers will be removed down to the level of the other track.
Photo Date:  2/6/2013  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 5:36:44 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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North End of the former SSW Line - Construction Project View
Title:  North End of the former SSW Line - Construction Project View
Description:  View of long abandoned SSW line that used to go over the KCS "Rat Hole" in Shreveport. The bridge was only recently removed as part of the Rat Hole construction project. The line closest to the camera is the new line coming out of the Rat Hole towards downtown Shreveport.
Photo Date:  2/6/2013  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 5:42:41 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
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Views:  423   Comments: 2
Survey stakes mark where the new UP line will go.
Title:  Survey stakes mark where the new UP line will go.
Description:  Standing under I 49 and looking towards downtown Shreveport, you can see the survey stakes for where the new UP line will go. The stack train you see in the background (mostly obscured by brush) is at the far north end of the UP "Rabbit Line."
Photo Date:  11/30/2011  Upload Date: 10/21/2011 9:57:36 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
Categories:  Yard
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The path west blocked by building rubble.
Title:  The path west blocked by building rubble.
Description:  For the last few years, a company has been dumping huge heaps of dirt, brick and concrete in an area adjacent to the Depot St. yard. The overpass in the background is Linwood Ave. The red survey stake apparently marks where the new UP line will go through. I wonder if a "cut" will result.
Photo Date:  11/30/2011  Upload Date: 10/21/2011 9:58:44 PM
Location:  Shreveport, LA
Author:  Bryce Denny
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