Railroad classification yards are sprawling, multi-acre facilities featuring miles of complex track and "sidings" where rolling stock is dropped off, sorted, and otherwise switched from train to train before being sent off to its next destination. With the glory days of train passenger service and thus railroad terminals long gone, classification yards have become the focus of modern railroad operations.This comprehensive, illustrated guide is the definitive reference to major North American railyards - more than 70 in all. Over the past 13 years the author has visited each yard gathering brief histories, operating data, information on unique characteristics, and photographs. In the relatively few cases in which yards have been downsized or closed, the author includes the most recent information.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Comes up short,
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This review is from: North American Railyards (Hardcover)
This book is a nice photo collection of railyards with lots of statistics and directions on getting to the yards. Unfortunately, there is no theory of operation about how the yards actually operate. Terms like 'pullout', 'drawbacks', 'trim', 'Dowty retarders', 'transfer yard' are introduced but never explained. The maps are nice -- even fascinating -- but cry out for explanation and elaboration.
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Very nice,
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Very nice book, lots of info and pictures on the bigger yards. Would like to have seen some smaller yards. Overall VERY GOOD book.
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Lack of definitions of terms.,
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Many terms used throughout the book were not explained. Some examples; retarder, hump or bump yard, clasification yard, etc. Sure, some assumptions can be made as to the meaning of these terms, but it would have added to my enjoyment if these and some other terms had been defined and explained. Maybe for the experienced reader this wasn't necessary but as a novice I would have greatly appreciated this addition.
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The modern-day Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) is one of the big two western railroads, and in 2002 it still had eight active hump yards. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classification bowl, hump tower, manifest traffic, westbound hump, receiving tracks, classification tracks, carload traffic, hump facility, eastbound hump, eastbound yard, eastbound classification yard, departure tracks, hump yard, hump approach, westbound yard, large engine house, hump crest, reception tracks, departure yard, arrival tracks, manifest trains, yard classified, departure roads, unit coal trains, reception yard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North Platte, Kansas City, New York, Pig's Eye, Southern Railroad, Norfolk Southern, North Little Rock, Oak Island, Blue Island, Missouri Pacific, Street Yard, West Colton, Clearing Yard, Flat Rock, Illinois Central, Union Pacific, Canadian National, Lehigh Valley, Los Angeles Basin, North America, Ohio River, Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania Railroad, North Western New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The modern-day Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) is one of the big two western railroads, and in 2002 it still had eight active hump yards. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classification bowl, hump tower, manifest traffic, westbound hump, receiving tracks, classification tracks, carload traffic, hump facility, eastbound hump, eastbound yard, eastbound classification yard, departure tracks, hump yard, hump approach, westbound yard, large engine house, hump crest, reception tracks, departure yard, arrival tracks, manifest trains, yard classified, departure roads, unit coal trains, reception yard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North Platte, Kansas City, New York, Pig's Eye, Southern Railroad, Norfolk Southern, North Little Rock, Oak Island, Blue Island, Missouri Pacific, Street Yard, West Colton, Clearing Yard, Flat Rock, Illinois Central, Union Pacific, Canadian National, Lehigh Valley, Los Angeles Basin, North America, Ohio River, Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania Railroad, North Western New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Conrail Commodities by Jeremy Taylor in Back Matter
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Railroad Color History) by Mike Schafer in Back Matter
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