Western Railroad Discussion > Current hump yards in North America

Since this is frequently brought up topic, the following are the current hump yards in North America:

The following are:
1. Active yards. Most are large with 30 or more tracks, but the mini humps have less than 20.
2. Have high profile humps (around 15' - 25'). Yards equipped with Dowty retarders usually have lower profile humps. Mini humps also have lower profile humps.
3. Have automated retarders (usually one main retarder and then group retarders) or Dowty retarders. Mini humps usually have only a master retarder OR have retarders on one rail instead of both.
4. Are "network" yards, meaning they build trains for each respective railroad's entire system and not for an individual industry. All the following are used for the classification of loose carload freight.

56 grand total

--Union Pacific (13 total)
Bloomington, CA West Colton Yard
Roseville, CA Davis Yard (Dowty retarders)
Hermiston, OR Hinkle Yard
North Platte, NE Bailey Yard (double hump)
Ft. Worth, TX Davidson Yard
Houston, TX Englewood Yard
Kansas City, MO Neff Yard
Livonia, LA (Dowty retarders)
North Little Rock, AR
Pine Bluff, AR
Northlake, IL Proviso Yard
Laporte, TX Strang Yard (mini hump)
Beaumont, TX (mini hump)

--BNSF (9 total)
Pasco, WA
Barstow, CA
Lincoln, NE Hobson Yard
Kansas City, KS Argentine Yard
Tulsa, OK Cherokee Yard
Memphis, TN Tennessee Yard
Galesburg, IL
Fridley, MN Northtown Yard
Seattle, WA Balmer Yard (mini hump)

--CSX (12 total)
Waycross, GA Rice Yard
Atlanta, GA Tilford Yard
Hamlet, NC
Nashville, TN Radnor Yard
Fultondale, AL Boyles Yard
Louisville, KY Osborn Yard
Cumberland, MD
Cincinnati, OH Queensgate Yard
Willard, OH (double hump)
Walbridge, OH Stanley Yard
Avon, IN
Selkirk, NY

--Norfolk Southern (11 total)
Macon, GA Brosnan Yard
Chattanooga, TN Debutts Yard
Knoxville, TN Sevier Yard
Irondale, AL Norris Yard
Muscle Shoals, AL Sheffield Yard
Linwood, NC Spencer Yard
Elkhart, IN
Bellevue, OH Moorman Yard
Conway, PA
Allentown, PA
Enola, PA

--Canadian National (4 total)
Vaughn, ON MacMillan Yard (double hump)
Winnipeg, MB Symington Yard
Gary, IN Kirk Yard
Memphis, TN Harrison Yard (Dowty retarders)

--Canadian Pacific (1 total)
St. Paul, MN (a.k.a. Pigs Eye Yard)

--Indiana Harbor Belt (1 total)
Riverdale, IL Blue Island Yard

--Belt Railway of Chicago (1 total)
Bedford Park, IL Clearing Yard (double hump)

--Terminal Railroad Association (1 total)
Venice, IL Madison Yard

--Alton & Southern (1 total)
East St. Louis, IL Gateway Yard
(The A&S is wholly owned by Union Pacific)

--Conrail Shared Assets Operation (1 total)
Newark, NJ Oak Island Yard

--FTVM (1 total)
Tlalnepantla, MEX (a.k.a Valle de Mexico)

For the current thread discussing recently closed hump yards (up to 30 years ago:
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,3785178

Andrew

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/15 09:25 by florida581.

i thought Enola's hump got torn out!

Doesn't Interbay in Seattle also have a mini hump?

ProAmtrak Wrote:
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> i thought Enola's hump got torn out!

It was, but then was reopened in 2003. From what I understand, Conway Yard's now closed eastbound hump's retarders were installed at Enola.

Andrew

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portlander Wrote:
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> Doesn't Interbay in Seattle also have a mini hump?

Yes. That's Balmer Yard. It's listed under the BNSF yards.

Andrew

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East Deerfield on Pan Am is a hump yard.

sums007 Wrote:
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> East Deerfield on Pan Am is a hump yard.

East Deerfield may have a small hump to get the cars rolling but it doesn't have fully automated retarders.

Andrew

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florida581 Wrote:
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> Since this is frequently brought up topic, the
> following are the current hump yards in North
> America:
>
> The following are:
> 1. Active yards. Most are large with 30 or more
> tracks, but the mini humps have less than 20.
> 2. Have high profile humps (around 15' - 25').
> Yards equipped with Dowty retarders usually have
> lower profile humps. Mini humps also have lower
> profile humps.
> 3. Have automated retarders (usually one main
> retarder and then group retarders) or Dowty
> retarders. Mini humps usually have only a master
> retarder OR have retarders on one rail instead of
> both.
> 4. Are "network" yards, meaning they build trains
> for each respective railroad's entire system and
> not for an individual industry. All the following
> are used for the classification of loose carload
> freight.
>
> 56 grand total
>
> --Union Pacific (13 total)
> Bloomington, CA West Colton Yard
> Roseville, CA Davis Yard (Dowty retarders)
> Hermiston, OR Hinkle Yard
> North Platte, NE Bailey Yard (double hump)
> Ft. Worth, TX Davidson Yard
> Houston, TX Englewood Yard
> Kansas City, MO Neff Yard
> Livonia, LA (Dowty retarders)
> North Little Rock, AR
> Pine Bluff, AR
> Northlake, IL Proviso Yard
> Laporte, TX Strang Yard (mini hump)
> Beaumont, TX (mini hump)
>
> --BNSF (9 total)
> Pasco, WA
> Barstow, CA
> Lincoln, NE Hobson Yard
> Kansas City, KS Argentine Yard
> Tulsa, OK Cherokee Yard
> Memphis, TN Tennessee Yard
> Galesburg, IL
> Fridley, MN Northtown Yard
> Seattle, WA Balmer Yard (mini hump)
>
> --CSX (12 total)
> Waycross, GA Rice Yard
> Atlanta, GA Tilford Yard
> Hamlet, NC
> Nashville, TN Radnor Yard
> Fultondale, AL Boyles Yard
> Louisville, KY Osborn Yard
> Cumberland, MD
> Cincinnati, OH Queensgate Yard
> Willard, OH (double hump)
> Walbridge, OH Stanley Yard
> Avon, IN
> Selkirk, NY
>
> --Norfolk Southern (11 total)
> Macon, GA Brosnan Yard
> Chattanooga, TN Debutts Yard
> Knoxville, TN Sevier Yard
> Irondale, AL Norris Yard
> Muscle Shoals, AL Sheffield Yard
> Linwood, NC Spencer Yard
> Elkhart, IN
> Bellevue, OH Moorman Yard
> Conway, PA
> Allentown, PA
> Enola, PA
>
> --Canadian National (4 total)
> Vaughn, ON MacMillan Yard (double hump)
> Winnipeg, MB Symington Yard
> Gary, IN Kirk Yard
> Memphis, TN Harrison Yard (Dowty retarders)
>
> --Canadian Pacific (1 total)
> St. Paul, MN (a.k.a. Pigs Eye Yard)
>
> --Indiana Harbor Belt (1 total)
> Riverdale, IL Blue Island Yard
>
> --Belt Railway of Chicago (1 total)
> Bedford Park, IL Clearing Yard (double hump)
>
> --Terminal Railroad Association (1 total)
> Venice, IL Madison Yard
>
> --Alton & Southern (1 total)
> East St. Louis, IL Gateway Yard
> (The A&S is wholly owned by Union Pacific)
>
> --Conrail Shared Assets Operation (1 total)
> Newark, NJ Oak Island Yard
>
> --FTVM (1 total)
> Tlalnepantla, MEX (a.k.a Valle de Mexico)
>
> For the current thread discussing recently closed
> hump yards (up to 30 years ago:
> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,3
> 785178
>
> Andrew
>
> Posted from iPhone

Regarding the railyards with active humps list have there been any updates since the post before mine i.e. additions or subtractions from the list?

Quite a lot of updates for this.
On UP Roseville and Hinkle are both flat yards
On CSX Atlanta Tilford is now gone