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Engine House |
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The diesel shop at Lafayette contained a pair of rebuilt NW2's, the 1316 and 1308; while a third unit, the 1326, sat outside. At this time, most of the switchers here were rebuilt 1200-horsepower EMD's. |
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10/13/1978 Upload Date: 2/19/2010 3:27:58 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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SP 1316(NW2) |
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| Title: |
Espee Depot |
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10/13/1978 Upload Date: 2/7/2010 12:08:47 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Station |
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Yard |
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These yard buildings were near the west end of the Espee's Lafayette Yard, at the former Sunbeam Lane grade crossing. From left to right they were the (1) communications building, (2) yard office, (3) freight office, (4) trainmen's locker room, (5) switchmen's and carmen's locker rooms, and (6) maintenance-of-way motor car shed. The yard office building had offices for the operator and the yardmaster, while the freight office building -- which was actually an extension of the yard office -- included the trainmaster's office and a conference room. |
| Photo Date: |
11/17/1978 Upload Date: 2/19/2010 9:22:32 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
Espee Freight House |
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This yellow wooden freigth house was located right across from the Espee's Lafayette Depot. It was razed in the early 1980's. |
| Photo Date: |
5/17/1979 Upload Date: 2/7/2010 12:08:23 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Eastbound |
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Here is an eastbound train at the east end of the Southern Pacific's Lafayette Yard, near the Loop Street grade crossing. The train is in Track No. 1, on the south side of the original main line. A few years later, the main line was rerouted around the north side of the yard. Lafayette Yard was a crew change location for freight trains, so all freights had to stop here. The train has an unusual combination of locomotives: B30-7's 7856 and 7817, SD9R 4359 and GP20R 4124. SD9's were very rare on the Espee in Louisiana.SW7R 2295 is about to couple on to the train to add and/or remove some cars. The practice of switching trains while they still had their road power was very common, especially when the power was to run thru Lafayette. Many times trains were switched from the rear or from from both ends; and in many instances the yard crew would get on the road power to switch the train, especially when they had to make long, heavy moves. The small structure next to the switch engine was a carman's shack. Prior to the carmen being provided with scooters, there was always a carman on the east end of the yard. There was a telephone in the shack so that the car foreman could give this carman instructions on what work he was to perform on this end of the yard. The cantilever signal was for eastward movements on the main line. At one time, all wayside signals were placed on the right side of the track, in the direction of approach. An overhead signal was used here because there wasn't sufficient clearance between the main track and Track No. 1 to safely have a conventional signal at that location. The industry on the right was a paper company. |
| Photo Date: |
11/16/1979 Upload Date: 2/23/2010 10:44:30 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SP 4124(GP20E) |
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1873 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 702 |
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The eastbound SUNSET was making its station stop at Lafayette, Louisiana. The train was made up of P30CH units 702 and 704, baggage car 1171 SILVER COYOTE, dormitory-coach 39905, coach-baggage 31028, sleeper 32003, diner 38022 and coach 34017. |
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5/27/1983 Upload Date: 4/4/2010 10:30:05 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Station |
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AMTK 702(P30CH) |
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| Title: |
Meet at Alex Jct. |
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Espee GP20E 4105 waits on the Alexandria Branch at Alex Jct. (milepost 145.3) with the Opelousas Turn, while rebuilt SW7 2294 passes on the main line with the BR... the local which served the remnant of the branch which once went all the way to Baton Rouge. The 2294 had just gotten on the SUNSET ROUTE right around the curve at BR Jct. (M.P. 145.1). The 4105's train consists of tank cars from the LouAna vegetable oil refinery in Opelousas and a dump car; while the 2294's train has cars of salt and natural gas from Breaux Bridge. Both trains are headed for the Lafayette Yard, about one mile away. |
| Photo Date: |
2/28/1984 Upload Date: 3/29/2010 11:09:31 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Action |
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SP 4105(GP20E) SP 2294(SW7) |
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| Title: |
SP 4105 |
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This photo was taken in the curve about a mile east of the Espee's Lafayette Yard, where two branches connected with the main line of the SUNSET ROUTE. GP20E 4105 waits on the Alexandria Branch at Alex Jct. (milepost 145.3) with the Opelousas Turn, while rebuilt SW7 2294 is entering the main line at BR Junction (M.P. 145.1) with the BR -- the local which served the remnant of the branch which once went all the way to Baton Rouge. Both trains are bound for the Lafayette Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
2/28/1984 Upload Date: 4/5/2010 6:24:52 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 4105(GP20E) |
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1009 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Simcoe Street |
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Facing north on the Southern Pacific at Simcoe Street, just north of the Lafayette depot. The SUNSET ROUTE main line curves to the west, while the track on the right continued north to Opelousas and Alexandria. |
| Photo Date: |
2/29/1984 Upload Date: 2/19/2010 3:16:39 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track |
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| Title: |
Espee |
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Looking south across Simcoe Street on the Espee's SUNSET ROUTE as the westbound SUNSET leaves the Lafayette depot. The main line curves right, to the west; while the branch to Opelousas and Alexandria continues north on the left. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/1984 Upload Date: 2/19/2010 4:05:41 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Track |
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| Title: |
Loop Street |
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Facing west on the Southern Pacific at Loop Street, at the east end of Lafayette Yard. The main line diverged to the right and ran around the north side of the yard on a recently-built bypass track. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1984 Upload Date: 2/19/2010 3:16:05 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
SP Lafayette Division Office |
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This building at 210 Johnson Street in Lafayette, Louisiana had been built in 1983 and briefly served as the headquarters of the Southern Pacific’s Lafayette Division. It was just south (timetable east) of the Lafayette depot, which was right across Lee Street. A plaque next to the entrance facing the tracks read 1983-DESIGNED AND BUILT BY LAFAYETTE DIVISION MofW EMPLOYEES. The dispatchers had been relocated from Houston to Lafayette in November 1980 and were moved back to Houston in June 1986. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1984 Upload Date: 2/7/2010 12:07:54 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Station |
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| Title: |
Yard |
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This aerial view of the west end of Lafayette Yard depicted the area around the locomotive and car shops, and included at least 21 locomotives. By this time, SW1500's had replaced the rebuilt 1200-horsepower EMD switchers that had previously worked here. The long, narrow building to the left of the engine house had been the superintendent's office; but after those people moved into a new building next to the depot in 1982-83, this became the new yard office. It accommodated the yardmaster, trainmaster, and chief clerk; and included locker rooms for the switchmen and trainmen. The long, narrow building to the right of the two shop buildings housed the mechanical foreman, B&B Department and a small machine shop. The yellow vehicle to the left of this building was the L-8 boom truck. The north side of the yard was being used as a storage-in-transit facility for loaded covered hoppers. The main line is at the top of the picture, next to Walker Road. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/1987 Upload Date: 2/19/2010 3:28:30 PM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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1417 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Shops |
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Here is an aerial view of the engine house and car shop at Lafayette, Louisiana. Across the bottom of the photo are SD40T-2 snoot 8388, GP20 4060, GP9R 3733 and GP20R 4125; while SD45T-2 9333 is to the right of the diesel shop. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/1987 Upload Date: 4/4/2010 10:30:54 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Yard |
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