"Bailey Yard is the world's largest railroad classification yard. Employees sort, service and repair locomotives and cars headed all across North America. Owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), Bailey Yard is located in North Platte, Nebraska. The yard is named after former Union Pacific president Edd H. Bailey.

"Bailey Yard is halfway between Denver and Omaha. It covers a total expanse of 2,850 acres (4.45 sq mi; 11.5 km2) and is over 8 miles (13 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide at its widest point; the facility is about 1,000 yards (910 m) wide on average.

"The entire facility is large enough to hold 2,155 American football fields (including the end zones). Bailey Yard has 200 separate tracks totaling 315 miles (507 km) of track, 985 switches, 766 turnouts, and 17 receiving and 16 departure tracks. Union Pacific employs more than 2,600 people in North Platte, most of whom are responsible for the day-to-day operations of Bailey Yard." (Wikipedia)

"An average of 139 trains and over 14,000 railroad cars pass through Bailey Yard every day. The yard sorts approximately 3,000 cars daily using the yard's two humps.

"The eastbound hump is a 34 foot (10 m) tall mound, and the westbound hump is 20 feet (6.1 m) high. These are used to sort four cars per minute into one of the 114 "bowl" tracks -- 49 tracks for the westbound trains, and 65 for eastbound.

"The bowl tracks are used to form trains headed for destinations across North America, including the East, West and Gulf coasts of the United States, and Canadian and Mexican borders." (Wikipedia)

"Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard, located in North Platte, is the largest railroad classification yard in the world. Named in honor of former Union Pacific President Edd H. Bailey, the massive yard covers 2,850 acres, reaching a total length of eight miles," the Union Pacific says.



"The yard is located in the midst of key east-west and north-south corridors, making it a critical component of Union Pacific’s rail network.

"The non-profit Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center, an eight-story building overlooking the expansive railroad staging area, is open to the public year-round and sees more than 30,000 train enthusiasts and visitors each year."

"Union Pacific Railroad’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, is the largest railroad classification yard in the world. It was named in honor of former Union Pacific President Edd H. Bailey. This massive yard covers 2,850 acres, reaching a total length of eight miles, well beyond the borders of North Platte, a community of 25,000 citizens," the Visit North Platte says.

"Put end-to-end, Bailey Yard’s 315 miles of track would reach from North Platte in western Nebraska east past Omaha on the Iowa border along the Missouri River. Every 24 hours, Bailey Yard handles 10,000 railroad cars. Of those, 3,000 are sorted daily in the yard’s eastward and Golden Spike Tower overlooking Bailey Yard’s westward yards, nicknamed “hump” yards.

"Using a mound cresting 34 feet for eastbound trains and 20.1 feet for those heading west, these two hump yards allow four cars a minute to roll gently into any of 114 “bowl” tracks where they become part of trains headed for dozens of destinations. Together, these two yards have 17 receiving and 16 departure tracks."

"Bailey Yard has 17 receiving and 16 departure tracks handling 14,000 rail cars every 24 hours. 3,000 cars are sorted daily in the yard’s eastward and westward yards, nicknamed “hump” yards," the Golden Spike Tower says.

"Using a mound cresting 34 feet for eastbound trains and 20 feet for those heading west, the hump yards allow four cars a minute to roll gently into any of 114 “bowl” tracks. Here they become part of trains headed for destinations in the East, West and Gulf Coasts of America, as well as the Canadian and Mexican borders. An average of 139 trains per day are largely comprised of raw and finished goods, such as automobiles, coal, grain, corn, sugar, chemicals, and steel along with consumer goods, including electronics, apparel and other retail products.

"To keep America moving forward, the train operations and repair shops at Bailey Yard are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The fueling and service center processes more than 8,500 locomotives each month, using technology like overhead cranes and elevated work bays to maintain fluid operations."

"In the heart of America’s heartland lies a hidden treasure trove of railroad history that few know about. North Platte, Nebraska, a city of just over 23,000 residents, holds the distinction of being home to the world’s largest railroad classification yard," the Journee Mondiale says.

"Spanning an astounding 2,850 acres and stretching eight miles in length, Bailey Yard is a testament to the enduring power of rail transportation in America. This colossal facility handles an average of 10,000 railroad cars every 24 hours, a feat that seems almost impossible until you witness it with your own eyes."

"The largest rail freight yard is Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, USA," the Guinness World Records says.

"Operated by the Union Pacific Railroad, it has a total length of 12.8 km (8 miles) and covers an area of 11.5 km² (2,850 acres)."

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