Memphis IC Beale St.
Freight House

Contributed by Bill Strong

The IC Beale Street freight house is the long narrow structure in the left center of this aerial view from the 1950s. Linden Station appears to its right along the main line.

Beale Street area showing IC Beale Street Freight House and team track plus Linden Station.

Contributed by Joseph Y.

This is the Beale Street freigh house of the Illinois Central, Beale Street end of the building in Sept. 1963.

Contributed by Bill Strong

IC Beale St. Automobile Platform and team tracks looking south from Union Ave., 1944, larger image available.

Contributed by Bill Strong

Looking north from Beale Street of the IC passenger main line in 1944, larger image available.

Contributed by Bill Pollard

I was reading special instructions in IC Memphis Terminal ETT for 1947, and find the ollowing rule... 103(b).  In switching Linden Station, Poston Warehouse and Newport Rolling Mills, engine foreman must see that sufficient hand brakes are set before coupling to cars and that switching on these tracks performed with air coupled and working. It would be nice to know exactly what (and where) Linden Station was...  my guess is some sort of private freight warehouse. Bill

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