Transfer Caboose 1327 at Birmingham, Alabama in July 1977.
This is Birmingham, specifically, the old Frisco Birmingham Belt yard between 14th and 18th Streets. After the tracks were removed, the city purchased the property from BNSF to build Railroad Park:
http://www.railroadpark.org/
And that is Woodward Iron #38 in the photo. At that time the Frisco was allowing the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum to use the yard to store equipment — later the museum moved to its present location in Calera, Alabama where #38 is on display to the public.
http://www.hodrrm.org/
Special thanks to Donnie Strickland.
It appears to be Birmingham. The lettering on the side, tho blurred, says ‘Birmingham Transfer’, and the “Cabana ” hotel in the background is a Birmingham landmark.
Does anyone know what that old steam locomotive is? #38, Woodw….?
I like the Erie-Lackawanna plug-door boxcar. Unusual to see one that’s not dark red. Cars like those often were used for auto parts. Grand Trunk Western painted boxcars that color — I wonder if this E-L car was once in some designated interchange service between the two railroads. E-L served a large Ford assembly plant at Mahwah, NJ….
The steam locomotive must be Woodward Industrial Railroad. It looks to be in pretty rough shape.
Yes, this is Birmingham, specifically, the old Frisco Birmingham Belt yard between 14th and 18th Streets. After the tracks were removed, the city purchased the property from BNSF to build Railroad Park:
http://www.railroadpark.org/
And yes, that is Woodward Iron #38 in the photo. At that time the Frisco was allowing the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum to use the yard to store equipment — later the museum moved to its present location in Calera, Alabama where #38 is on display to the public.
http://www.hodrrm.org/