Thursday, June 25, 2015, 12 noon. Rick' last railfanning stop was Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, the world's largest railyard. He shot these clips from the Golden Spike Tower.
I hope that you’d be willing to share knowledge on reading such large train yards and other personal tips n techniques you’ve acquired during ur hopping days. I’m a big fan of the rail life
It looks strange, but that's how trains are assembled at bigger train yards. The switches are operated remotely to send each car to the intended train. Here's my time-lapse video that gives a clearer idea of what's going on: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html This shows it at 30 times normal speed.
its called a hump yard, they use a hill and gravity to keep the cars moving, hence the term hump yard its over a hump and it has different tracks for making different trains to be pulled to different destinations, it has breaks that are called retarders to keep them from getting too fast that function like roller coaster breaks that is the massive squeaking you are hearing
Hey, thanks! I just subscribed back. In case you didn't come across it on my channel yet, here's a time-lapse I took at the Bailey Yard. I was really pleased with the way this one turned out: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
It has different locations for everything they dea with. The personal vehicles to chassis,containers,break room, union Pacific itself. It's just a Big Yard. I've been to California Chicago New Jersey Colorado Ohio Dallas all of them have beautiful yards. But I'm From New Orleans. Worked in Avondale.
it's a hump yard, they split one line of cars up and separate them down different tracks to "build" the train aka connecting all the cars together. It's more or less like the postal service separating and sorting very large packages on wheels.
Awesome video of the Union Pacific Yard. Nice to see the markings of the Southern Pacific. The squeak is that coming from the fright cars wheel ore the braking system? Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, glad you like it! Forgive the self-promotion, but here's my favorite video I took at the Bailey Yard that day. It's a time-lapse of the hump yard that plays at 30 times actual speed: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, it does look kind of spooky to see train cars rolling all by themselves like that. In case you didn't see it, here's my video of the same scene (but a different day) at 30 times actual speed. th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html But it does look scarier when they're moving slow. Makes them look heavy and menacing.
the track has things called retarders that help slow the cars down when needed. but it's probably one of the most dangerous places to be in the yard cause it's a bunch of super heavy cars rolling around mindlessly
@@JA17SBLVIIIMVP In a flat yard, an engine would have to push the cars onto each train, pull out, and push the cars onto the next train. The purpose of the hump yard is to save time, since all that needs to be done is push a line of cars up the hump, and operate the switches to sort them. This timelapse shows this more clearly: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
That's how they assemble trains at the bigger railyards. They roll them down that hill and flip the switches by remote control to direct each car to the correct track for each train they're assembling. Here's my other video of this hump yard that shows it at 30 times the normal speed: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
If this yard was modeled in 00 it would be 171 meters long! Incredible.
Kinda hard imagining that scale fo be honest even watching this video on my iPad it’s impossible to judge just how darn big this place is
Beautiful yard I work there in 2005 never forget beautiful yard.
Thanks for watching! Great to hear from someone who worked there!
Don Jefferson, why is that yard so big? The cars seem to have too few directions to travel, unlike Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska.
@@rogerbraasch5224 I believe it's because it's the centermost point of Union Pacific's network.
Great video. Too bad I got seasick watching it.
I was there with my grand parents had a great time
Awesome. Just great. Can't get enough. Joe
You're only showing the deporting yard. There's about 5 more miles to this yard. It's massive. I hopped it a few years back.
I hope that you’d be willing to share knowledge on reading such large train yards and other personal tips n techniques you’ve acquired during ur hopping days. I’m a big fan of the rail life
That yard is massive 🇺🇸
The Legendary Bailey Yard The Largest Yard in the World itself. every train that goes to every corner of North America goes through here.
Anyone else think that the beginning of the video sounds like the gallery in the old Trainz sims? You know, that far-off squeal and engine sound?
Letting the cars roll freely @2:10? That's a first for me!
It looks strange, but that's how trains are assembled at bigger train yards. The switches are operated remotely to send each car to the intended train. Here's my time-lapse video that gives a clearer idea of what's going on: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html This shows it at 30 times normal speed.
That's awesome!
Thanks! I have to admit, I like this video a lot myself.
its called a hump yard, they use a hill and gravity to keep the cars moving, hence the term hump yard its over a hump and it has different tracks for making different trains to be pulled to different destinations, it has breaks that are called retarders to keep them from getting too fast that function like roller coaster breaks that is the massive squeaking you are hearing
It’s like a graveyard. Nothing is happening in 90% of the yard.
Nice video! When will you post more trains.
Spettacolo! Selle di lancio a gravità. Invece in Italia vedi Bologna San Donato vengono smantellati.... Siamo un paese ridicolo. Complimenti a voi
I subscribed.Joe's train world videos. 🙂🙂🙂😀
Hey, thanks! I just subscribed back. In case you didn't come across it on my channel yet, here's a time-lapse I took at the Bailey Yard. I was really pleased with the way this one turned out: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
Awesome
It has different locations for everything they dea with. The personal vehicles to chassis,containers,break room, union Pacific itself. It's just a Big Yard. I've been to California Chicago New Jersey Colorado Ohio Dallas all of them have beautiful yards. But I'm From New Orleans. Worked in Avondale.
@2:04. What is that method of separating cares like that called ? I keep searching things about it, but nothing pops up.
it's a hump yard, they split one line of cars up and separate them down different tracks to "build" the train aka connecting all the cars together. It's more or less like the postal service separating and sorting very large packages on wheels.
"Um, we could ust roll them down the hill, Im sure it'll sort irself out."
Kicking cars
isnt the yard like 3 times larger than the actual town it's in?
Wow!
Wonder what ya'll got goin' on in there??
I visited the hump yard at CN Symington Yard Winnipeg in 2013, and I don't think I could ever get used to all that squealing.
Bitch
Awesome video of the Union Pacific Yard. Nice to see the markings of the Southern Pacific. The squeak is that coming from the fright cars wheel ore the braking system? Thanks for sharing.
Nick L Trains You bet! Thanks for watching!
The squeak is coming from humping train cars. It's an automated system in the track to slow down the cars once they're over the hump.
@@marshallbrannon8855 Thanks for the info.
Nice, but don't move the camera around so much next time...
so cool
Thanks, glad you like it! Forgive the self-promotion, but here's my favorite video I took at the Bailey Yard that day. It's a time-lapse of the hump yard that plays at 30 times actual speed: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
Man thats huge! I thought bnsf's argentine yard was big.
KC Railfanning I've heard that there is 300+ miles of track there
i love trains no matter what i would love to visit
bailey yard some day
Hi KC!!
Why don't trains just have tires, the whole concept of tracks are horrible
How many tracks?
Felt sick watching this!
Bitch
Tripod, please.
Who gets to hook all those air lines back?
The carmen do.
Ware is this yard at
It's in North Platte, Nebraska. Thanks for watching!
Sorry, I gave up - got dizzy ...
I've driven through Nebraska last year. God is it flat. Just like Kansas. Flat flat flat flat flat. As far as you can see.
Won’t be for long when they open the brazos yard
dane tibbetts not anymore brazos yard shut off down the project
2:01 That's scary.
Yeah, it does look kind of spooky to see train cars rolling all by themselves like that. In case you didn't see it, here's my video of the same scene (but a different day) at 30 times actual speed. th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html But it does look scarier when they're moving slow. Makes them look heavy and menacing.
the track has things called retarders that help slow the cars down when needed. but it's probably one of the most dangerous places to be in the yard cause it's a bunch of super heavy cars rolling around mindlessly
What's the point of having those roll on their own?
@@JA17SBLVIIIMVP In a flat yard, an engine would have to push the cars onto each train, pull out, and push the cars onto the next train. The purpose of the hump yard is to save time, since all that needs to be done is push a line of cars up the hump, and operate the switches to sort them. This timelapse shows this more clearly: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
3:00 why are they letting the cars roll by themselves
That's how they assemble trains at the bigger railyards. They roll them down that hill and flip the switches by remote control to direct each car to the correct track for each train they're assembling. Here's my other video of this hump yard that shows it at 30 times the normal speed: th-cam.com/video/rb_Qy3bPx28/w-d-xo.html
Thats what they call hump yards, thats how they quickly shape a train or switch freight in the yard.
Super
Thanks!
union pacific big boy the biggest locomotive on earth
shouldn't be drinkin while video taping
heck even i have better camera handling skills
Mate, I watched one of your videos, if the camera shook any harder we'd have to measure the movement on the richter scale