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English: The layout of the Southern Railway's Coster Yard in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, in 1899. This rail yard, located in the Oakwood neighborhood adjacent to modern Interstate 75, was developed in the late 19th century.

The blue numbers have been added to compensate for the illegible text of the Google Books scan. The following is based on the description of the yard given in the cited article.

1. Freight car repair shop
2. Paint house
3. Coach paint shop
4. Transfer table
5. Woodworking shop
6. Dry kiln
7. Blacksmith shop (bottom) and boiler shop (top)
8. Transfer table
9. Machine shop and inspection pits
10. Engine room and brass foundry
11. Roundhouse
12. Sand, asphalt and oil facilities
13. Pond
14. Second Creek

15. Master mechanic's offices and platform
Date (first published)
Source "The Southern Railway Shops at Knoxville," The Railway Age, Vol. 27, No. 23 (June 9, 1899), p. 427. Downloaded from Google Books, Full View.
Author Unsigned engraving (1899); numbers added by Brian Stansberry (2011)

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