The New Carrie Ave Shops

ROCK Management is happy to report that the newly rebuilt Carrie Ave Shops are open for business!  After a seemingly long work schedule, crews were able to complete the remaining trackwork this evening.  Work remaining includes slide switch installation along with dropping feeders on all the newly laid track.

 

The new Carrie Ave Shops
I cut one of the former shop buildings nearly in half.

 

Overlook of the facility. 
(Front to Back) Caboose Track, Thoroughfare, Sand+Fuel / Ready Track, Sand+Fuel / Back Shop

 

The facility already has numerous power sets on site.

 

Numerous changes to West Davenport.
Crossover reversed, new mainline added to the left, two industries added,

yard ladder is now off the siding track, west entrance for Carrie Ave Shops,
switching of the Continental Grain Co and Iowa Ready Mix swapped spots.

 

Another view of the revised yard ladder

 

New scrap metal facility along the Mississippi River

 

New Interstate Chemical Facility and New Mainline 

 

A view of the new Carrie Ave Shops from atop the Continental Grain Co.

 

Another aerial view of Carrie Ave Shops from atop the Iowa Ready Mix.