June 1990

ET&WNC Johnson City Yard

Don't tell anybody, but I had to stop my car quickly on the expressway overpass, jump out to shoot this picture, then get back in the car and get out of the way of traffic. This Johnson City yard scene is a far cry from what it was in the ET's heyday. During its peak time, there were at least 6 dual gauge tracks across here, most owned by the ET&WNC, but a few tracks being owned by the CC&O. The famous coal and oil transfer trestle was on the left where the line of trees and shrubs are now. The ETRy enginehouse is in the center in the distance. Harris Lumber has been in its same location for close to 100 years. I believe the Division Street underpass, built in 1922, is almost directly below us.