Bailey Yard | |||||
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| Railway classification (hump yard) and repair facilities | |||||
 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 | ||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific | ||||
| 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 (UP), Bailey Yard is located in North Platte, Nebraska. The yard is named after former Union Pacific president Edd H. Bailey.