New Asheville and Old Asheville all in one image
I often wish I could turn back the clock to see this vantage point in 1950. The former Glen Rock hotel (directly behind the engines) has now been repurposed into apartments. The former Southern Railway yard tower stands un-used, as well as almost all of the west yard buildings in this image. A Southern Railway "Containerized Freight" rail highway trailer sits at the bottom center of the image, no doubt having spent the last 30+ years in the same spot. Barely noticeable are the cameras installed so the yard can be run remotely from Hayne yard (near Spartanburg, SC). The biggest urban travesty however lies with what cannot be seen. Between the Glen Rock and the first tankcar on the train once stood one of Southern Railway's beautiful white stucco stations built in 1905. Unfortunately it was razed in 1968, just a few years before Asheville got serious about saving it's historic buildings.
New Asheville and Old Asheville all in one image
I often wish I could turn back the clock to see this vantage point in 1950. The former Glen Rock hotel (directly behind the engines) has now been repurposed into apartments. The former Southern Railway yard tower stands un-used, as well as almost all of the west yard buildings in this image. A Southern Railway "Containerized Freight" rail highway trailer sits at the bottom center of the image, no doubt having spent the last 30+ years in the same spot. Barely noticeable are the cameras installed so the yard can be run remotely from Hayne yard (near Spartanburg, SC). The biggest urban travesty however lies with what cannot be seen. Between the Glen Rock and the first tankcar on the train once stood one of Southern Railway's beautiful white stucco stations built in 1905. Unfortunately it was razed in 1968, just a few years before Asheville got serious about saving it's historic buildings.