Nice view of the Tampa rail yards. The Yeoman yard is the old Seaboard railway yard. The other to the north is called Uceta and it was the allantic coast line yard. The two railroad lines merged in 1968 if I remember correctly. The waterway to the east is actually called the Tampa bypass canal built in the early 70s . It serves as flood control for the Hillsborough river. It does follow the original course of six mile creek through. FYI the area downtown in Tampa that’s now called Curtis Hixon park used to be an Atlantic coast line yard. The bascule draw bridge is still in operation there and serves what now is called the CSX port Tampa subdivision. Running up to this bridge the tracks run down though the center of Polk st and run through a city parking garage to reach the bridge.
Thank you. You have brought clarity and great detail. We appreciate your interest in sharing your knowledge with us and everyone. When we rode Amtrak to Tampa and saw the train yard it sparked our interest in trying to find out more. There is limited access and no viewing platform. Trying to research the history on our own wasn't too easy. So, thank you again for bringing a wealth of information so concisely.
Nice view of the Tampa rail yards. The Yeoman yard is the old Seaboard railway yard. The other to the north is called Uceta and it was the allantic coast line yard. The two railroad lines merged in 1968 if I remember correctly. The waterway to the east is actually called the Tampa bypass canal built in the early 70s . It serves as flood control for the Hillsborough river. It does follow the original course of six mile creek through. FYI the area downtown in Tampa that’s now called Curtis Hixon park used to be an Atlantic coast line yard. The bascule draw bridge is still in operation there and serves what now is called the CSX port Tampa subdivision. Running up to this bridge the tracks run down though the center of Polk st and run through a city parking garage to reach the bridge.
Thank you. You have brought clarity and great detail. We appreciate your interest in sharing your knowledge with us and everyone. When we rode Amtrak to Tampa and saw the train yard it sparked our interest in trying to find out more. There is limited access and no viewing platform. Trying to research the history on our own wasn't too easy. So, thank you again for bringing a wealth of information so concisely.
I have been to Yomen yard. I got to say it was all quiet except for a CSXT SD40-2 loco switching an industrial push which lasted about a while.
Yes, we noticed that it didn't have as much activity this summer as compared to last year before Christmas.
Cool video! I sometimes go check out trains here.
Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed the video. May God bless you!