A tour of Union Pacific's De Soto carshop
Back in June of 2008, Union Pacific's (UP) Desoto carshop had an open house, so my dad and I headed down to DeSoto, Missouri, to take a tour of the facility. De Soto carshop The settlement of the De Soto area dates back to 1803, and the town of De Soto was later incorporated in 1869. The town's website says that the St. Louis & Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad (StLIM&S) came to the De Soto area in 1859 and built a depot for the town. However, Union Pacific's (UP) website states the railroad came to De Soto in 1857. Perhaps the two-year difference is due to when the railroad was first being built at De Soto and when it was completed. The first carshop was built by the StLIM&S Railway in 1865. Later the StLIM&S was merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad , which continued to expand and use the carshop. A tool chest at the UP carshop in Desoto, MO. Today, the carshop and De Soto Subdivision, which the carshop sits along, are part of UP, which merged wit
Nice! I can't remember having fog at my front door.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shelly Gunderson. We seem to get quite a few foggy mornings throughout the year. By the time I took this photograph, some of the fog had worn off. When I first looked outside I couldn't even see that fence on the left side, in the background.
ReplyDeleteA misty start to the day
ReplyDeleteSuper shot!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gelo Valle
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