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[ET44C4]

Bailey Yard!

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That could probably be enough to make a whole "route"!

[ColoradoRailfan]

Bailey Yard!

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That could probably be enough to make a whole "route"!

No

Bailey yard is actually at the West end of the UP Triple Track.

[ET44C4]

"Route" meaning that they could probably release the Bailey yard just as is without mainline trackage.

[NStrains]

Yeah it probably could be released as its own route. The amount of track within the yard limits and the amount of rolling stock that would normally be there would probably cause some of our weaker machines to have a meltdown hahah.

[ET44C4]

Yeah it probably could be released as its own route. The amount of track within the yard limits and the amount of rolling stock that would normally be there would probably cause some of our weaker machines to have a meltdown hahah.

Oh my... it would probably be intense!

[NStrains]

This is from Union Pacific's website about Bailey Yard.

"Bailey Yard

Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Neb., 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 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.

Bailey Yard has 17 receiving and 16 departure tracks handling 14,000 rail cars every 24 hours. Of those, about 3,000 cars are sorted daily in the yard’s eastward and westward yards, nicknamed "hump" yards. 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, comprised of raw and finished goods, such as automobiles, coal, grain, corn, sugar, chemicals, steel and consumer goods, including electronics, apparel and other retail products, are handled at Bailey Yard.

To keep America moving, 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 9,000 locomotives each month, using technology like overhead cranes and elevated work bays to maintain fluid operations.

On-site Car Repair

The on-site car repair facility annually replaces 10,000 pairs of wheels, many identified through an in-motion defect detector using ultrasound technology to inspect the wheel. This detector was developed by Union Pacific and is the only one in the world. Some wheel repairs even take place without the rail car ever leaving the track, minimizing down time.
Union Pacific’s annual capital investments continue to enhance operational capabilities at Bailey Yard, ensuring safe, reliable and environmentally friendly transportation."

[ET44C4]

I would recommend visiting North Platte, NE to anyone because I enjoyed my visit there. It is literally a railroad town. Hotel employees had family that worked for Union Pacific.

[buzz456]

The problem with modeling such a huge yard is that if you remotely populate it prototypical you would gag most of our computers to the point to make it inoperable.

[ET44C4]

The problem with modeling such a huge yard is that if you remotely populate it prototypical you would gag most of our computers to the point to make it inoperable.

Yes, and it would probably bog some systems down with just the amount of locomotives at the facilities!

[ColoradoRailfan]

Yeah it probably could be released as its own route. The amount of track within the yard limits and the amount of rolling stock that would normally be there would probably cause some of our weaker machines to have a meltdown hahah.

Not everyone is going to do yard switching. Alot of people (like me) do mainline running, and having a the Triple track main, would be really interesting considering its a route we dont have in TS.

[ET44C4]

Yeah it probably could be released as its own route. The amount of track within the yard limits and the amount of rolling stock that would normally be there would probably cause some of our weaker machines to have a meltdown hahah.

Not everyone is going to do yard switching. Alot of people (like me) do mainline running, and having a the Triple track main, would be really interesting considering its a route we dont have in TS.

I would have to certainly agree with you.

[trev123]

I have never liked yard switching even from the days when I played MSTS, way back when.

[buzz456]

I like yard switching when when I don't have some dispatcher telling me that the scenario failed because I stopped three feet before I was supposed to 50 minutes into a 55 minute scenario. Free roam switching is actually fun.

[ET44C4]

I like yard switching when when I don't have some dispatcher telling me that the scenario failed because I stopped three feet before I was supposed to 50 minutes into a 55 minute scenario. Free roam switching is actually fun.

I enjoy a bit of industrial switching. I would like to see some shortlines in TS.

[crosstie]

I like yard switching when when I don't have some dispatcher telling me that the scenario failed because I stopped three feet before I was supposed to 50 minutes into a 55 minute scenario. Free roam switching is actually fun.

I enjoy short lines and yard switching too.
Key is to do a lot of saving in between moves. Feels like cheating in a way, but avoids
a lot of frustration.