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A classification yard is a railway yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railway cars on to one of several tracks. From there the cars are sent through a series of switches called a ladder onto the classification tracks.
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Photo ID: 623750

As NS 9964 North creeps up the yard lead, his conductor throws the switch in front of him and waits to board. On the mainline tracks, another grain empty and a 216 out of Jacksonville, FL, wait to... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE C40-9W (Dash 9-40CW)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: NS 9964
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 14, 2011


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By: Steve Schmollinger

Added: Jul 19, 2017

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Photo ID: 620862

A nice variety of UP power gathers around the sand towers in the North Yard, including UPY 1484, a former Southern Pacific MP15AC built in 1975.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD MP15AC
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UPY 1484
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 16, 2014


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Jun 23, 2017

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Photo ID: 620855

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: EMD GP40X
Location: Barstow, California, USA
Locomotive #: 3808
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1978


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By: John Wiesmann

Added: Jun 23, 2017

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Photo ID: 620509

Can you spot the three out-of-town visitors hiding in the BNSF pumpkin patch? There is a Norfolk Southern pony, a Canadian Pacific and a CSX unit.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44C4
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8009
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 07, 2017


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Jun 19, 2017

Views: 4,858
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Photo ID: 618897

The train 33111 is passing Xuancheng Station.

Railroad: Chinese National Railway
Locomotive: HXN5
Location: Xuancheng, China
Locomotive #: HXN5#0649
Train ID: 33111
Photo Date: May 27, 2017


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By: SS9#0137

Added: Jun 04, 2017

Views: 1,771
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Photo ID: 617507

3 CITIRAIL units join a variety of pumpkin-colored BNSF units, including two units still sporting the Burlington Northern Cascade Green paint.

Railroad: Citicorp Railmark Incorporated (CREX)
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: CREX 1320
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 30, 2015


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By: BUFFIE

Added: May 22, 2017

Views: 1,747
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Photo ID: 617493

A Canadian National EMD SD50 leads a mixed freight north out of CN's Harrison Yard southwest of downtown Memphis.

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD60
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Locomotive #: CN 5410
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 23, 2017


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By: Chase Gunnoe

Added: May 21, 2017

Views: 4,094
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Photo ID: 617107

A scene nearly forgotten in Cincinnati as C&O 8272 awaits the next leg of her trip at the Queensgate engine pit. In the distance, a cut of cars are about to be sent over the hump and locomotives a... (more)

Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
Locomotive: GE B30-7
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: C&O 8272
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: May 18, 2017


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By: Brian Sellers

Added: May 18, 2017

Views: 5,673
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Photo ID: 617022

A couple HLCX engines wait for service in the UP's North Yard while UP 7186 gets a thorough windshield cleaning.

Railroad: Helm Financial Corp. (HLCX)
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: HLCX 1832
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 19, 2015


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By: BUFFIE

Added: May 17, 2017

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Photo ID: 617003

U58 has just brought the leading ES44AC to the head end of U61's train, as they swap crews and prepare to leave Weller to head towards the Pokey main.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Big Rock, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8161
Train ID: NS U61
Photo Date: May 16, 2017


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By: Billy Hager

Added: May 17, 2017

Views: 2,039
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Photo ID: 616908

The train K1651(From Zhengzhou to Hangzhou) was leaving Xuancheng station.

Railroad: Chinese National Railway
Locomotive: DF11
Location: Xuancheng, China
Locomotive #: DF11#0250
Train ID: K1651
Photo Date: May 17, 2016


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By: SS9#0137

Added: May 17, 2017

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Photo ID: 616898

Passing the 'deadline' of Metrolink F125's and group of ex-ATSF "Super Fleet" Dash-9's at Metrolink's Keller Yard, an inbound Metrolink train curves the final mile into downtown Los Ange... (more)

Railroad: Metrolink
Locomotive: MPI MP36PH-3C
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Locomotive #: SCAX 895
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 03, 2017


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By: Alex Gillman

Added: May 17, 2017

Views: 4,342
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Photo ID: 616232

a couple years ago it was not uncommon to see three to five MP units in the North Yard.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD MP15DC
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UPY 1295
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 29, 2015


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By: BUFFIE

Added: May 11, 2017

Views: 2,104
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Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 615936

A pair of KCS units along with a CSX motor are the head end power for this westbound Yermo bound military train. Bad news was UP decided to add a filthy SD70 to the point here for the climb up Caj... (more)

Railroad: Kansas City Southern Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Colton, California, USA
Locomotive #: KCS 4861
Train ID: SDAYR-05
Photo Date: May 08, 2017


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By: Matthew Griffin

Added: May 08, 2017

Views: 4,594
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Photo ID: 615794

As NS T93 shoves its cut of cars back into the yard with the Norfolk & Western heritage unit leading. The Erie heritage unit starts to pull on its cut of cars to begin its work in Danville Yard be... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Danville, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8103
Train ID: NS 200
Photo Date: May 06, 2017


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By: Gage ODell

Added: May 07, 2017

Views: 2,239
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