Deramus Yard, just outside of Shreveport, LA
Dedicated on March 24, 1956...opened for business at 12:01 am Sunday April 1, 1956
There are two different items on this site.

First is the Dedication pamphlet which was passed out to all who attended the dedication and contains a brief overview of the features of the facility.

Second is the KCS Newsfolder from June 1956. The Newsfolder has a lot more detailed information as well as a lot more people pictures in it but also has a number of duplicate photos from the dedication pamphlet as well.
Dedication Pamphlet Cover (156K)
Page 1 - .Basic written overview (71K)
Page 2 - .Aerial daytime photo of complex & 1 night photo of south yard lead (83K)
Page 3 - .South Yard lead daytime (58K)
Page 4 - Left half of office bldg, hotel cafeteria interior & lounge/reading room interior (68K)
Page 5 - Right half of office building and interior of "hotel" rooms (47K)
Page 6 - Yard office exterior, terminal Trainmaster office, General yard office (62K)
Page 7 - CTC Panel, Yardmaster's Tower interior, Pedestrian Tunnel (75K)
Page 8 - Diesel Shop north side exterior,  Machine Shop Interior (67K)
Page 9 - Diesel Shop Interior, Locomotive lab interior (65K)
Page 10 & 11 Freight House interior & exterior, Storeroom, Offices & Garage (131K)
Page 12 - Car Shops Interior (80K)
Page 13 - Running Repairs Shed interior, Shot Blast Shed exterior, Locker Room (66k)
Page 14 & 15 - MOW, Main shop area exterior, misc. features (123k)
Page 16 - Last page  overview of savings (61k).
KCS Newsfolder June 1956 Cover (91k)
Page 1 - Notes from the dedication, ICC rate increase OK'd, New Freight equipment.(209k)
Page 2 - Deramus Yard opens, Rail City & Texas Cutoff dedicated and in use...article begins (195k)
Page 3 (164k)
Page 4 (156k)
Page 5 - Employee day at Deramus Yard (230k)
Page 6 - Employee day at Deramus Yard (continued) (113k)
Page 7 (127k)
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Page 9 (110k)
Page 10 (138k)
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