(HD) Union Pacific 8186, Coal Train [North Platte, NE - Bailey Yard] 09/08/2011

North Platte, NE Bailey Yard. #8186, 6875, and 6652 on the rear.

On our way across the country we made a stop to see the Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE. Very impressive!

A little information on the Bailey Yard:

The gigantic Bailey Yard covers a total expanse of 2,850 acres (12 km²) and is over 8 miles (13 km) in length and 2 miles wide (3.2 km). The yard is made up of some 315 miles (507 km) of track, including 18 receiving and 16 departure tracks.

Bailey Yard handles over 10,000 railroad cars every day. Approximately 3,000 cars are sorted daily in the yard's two humps and 114 bowl tracks. Because of the enormous amount of products that pass through Bailey Yard, Union Pacific describes the yard as an "economic barometer of America."

Besides being home to two humps, the yard also includes a locomotive fueling and servicing center that handles more than 8,500 locomotives per month, a locomotive repair shop that can repair 750 locomotives monthly, and a car repair facility that handles nearly 50 cars daily.

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