| UP 949 - parked in Union Pacifics huge North Platte yard, Nebraska. UPs North Platte yard has been called the largest rail yard in the world. The biggest and busiest, Bailey Yard is located in North Platte, Nebraska. The yard stretches 7 miles end to end has two large classification yards, one for eastbound trains and one for westbound trains, a flat yard for switching, a car repair shop, a huge locomotive facility, main line westbound and eastbound locomotive servicing and fueling racks. 8/26/95 |