Talk:Bailey Yard

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10,000 vs 3,000 a day - please clarify. Leader Hosing 03:30, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

The yard recieves around 10,000 cars each day, but around 7,000 don't require reclassifying, such as powder river coal trains and transcontinental intermodals, which are simply serviced at Bailey before continuing to their final destination. DH79 10:43, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Better picture?
Um, can we have a better picture, someone? Maybe one showing the yard during the daytime in nice bright sunlight? Thanks! (I can't snap and post one because I don't live nearby.) 3FreeFish (talk) 15:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC) I'd ask for a detailed trackwork diagram but I suspect it wouldn't fit on the screen :-). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.76.199.15 (talk) 14:15, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Detailed purpose
As a foreigner, it is unclear why exactly Bailey Yard became so important. It looks to be rather in the middle of nowhere. Could it be described as the sorting centre for most trains traversing the country? Are there special goods travelling east and others west? How are the trains arranged? For example, do trains from Florida or other eastern states arrive there and then a new train gets assembled from them that will then travel to California or other western states? Are those re-assembled trains the final trains? Or will they be re-sorted closer to their final destination? I have so many questions, I'd have a very ghard time researching that myself - I assume the train gurus would have it easier :) Jens —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.38.75.8 (talk) 22:29, 2 December 2009 (UTC)


 * I mean, you're not wrong about the middle of nowhere part. But I think that's kinda why it's important. It's practically in the middle of the country so it's a good place to stop. Blaze The Wolf &#124; Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) (Stupidity by me) 20:11, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Defect Detector
The second sentence of the article is about the unique but not massively significant ultrasound wheel defect detector, which is also discussed later on. Should it really be featured in the introduction? Aednichols (talk) 18:59, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Confusing numbers
As the page is currently written, the yard covers "a total expanse of 2,850 acres (12 km²) and is over 8 miles (13 km) in length and 2 miles wide (3.2 km)." Obviously, 13 * 3.2 does not equal 12, so either the given acreage is incorrect or the measured sides are. Since the two numbers differ by a factor of over 3 it's immediately obvious to anyone looking at the page that the two numbers contradict each other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.252.252.23 (talk)
 * That would be true if the yard were rectangular with the dimensions described, but it's not. It may be 2 miles wide at the widest point but for most of the 8-mile length it's much narrower than that.  Perhaps changing the wording to read "2 miles wide (3.2 km) at its widest point" would help address this issue. mwalimu59 (talk) 14:55, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

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