Monday, April 2, 2007

Bailey Yard


Bailey Yard is the largest classification rail yard in the world. Located in North Platte, Nebraska the yard is 8 miles long and contains 315 miles of track. Every 24 hours Bailey Yard handles 10,000 railraod cars. 120 trains pass through Bailey Yard daily. 3000 railroad cars are sorted daily at Bailey Yard. The yard is 90% RCL. Bailey Yard has been seen on the History Chanel. It is listed in Guiness Book of World Records. Union Pacific employees 2600 people at Bailey Yard and pays $100,000,000 anually in salaries at this location. This yard currently handles 35 coal trains a day with plans to increase the number to 50 coal trains a day by 2012 due to the high demand for coal. This will increase the number of employees at Bailey Yard by 1500! Putting total employees working out of Bailey Yard to 4000 by 2012. Anyone see an opportunity here?

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