Bailey Yard
Bailey Yard | |||||
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Bailey Yard illuminated at night | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | North Platte, Nebraska US | ||||
| Coordinates | 41°09′N 100°50′W / 41.15°N 100.83°W | ||||
| System | Railway classification (hump yard) and repair facilities | ||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific Railroad Company | ||||
| Operated by | Union Pacific Railroad Company | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1866 | ||||
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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 Company (UP), Bailey Yard is located in North Platte, Nebraska. The yard is named after former Union Pacific president Edd H. Bailey.