The purpose of this informal working note is to describe basic requirements on railroad yard geometric design. This yard geometric design document has been derived from conversations with yard design experts in the U.S. In the future this note will be rearranged and combined with the previous working note on yard hardware.
Yard configuration should have been determined with site selection, since different yard designs have their own space requirements. The pros and cons ...
Union Pacific has developed an unusual and innovative design for a yard that eliminates the use of a master retarder, with all control being concentra...
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