Bailey Yard Sand Tank
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Bailey Yard Sand Tank
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard located in North Platte, Nebraska is the world’s largest rail yard. It was named for former U.P. president Edd H. Bailey. It’s where east meets west on the Union Pacific line, and where 10,000 cars are handled each day on 2,850 acres of land stretching out eight miles.
On the left side of this image is the Sand Tower. Each locomotive is equipped with sand tanks toward the front of the engine that are filled with sand from the sand tower. Sand is the primary source of traction for locomotives anytime the wheels begin to slip. In front of each wheel, there’s a nozzle that sprays sand on the track with compressed air. This is an automatic operation each time the wheels slip or the engineer makes an emergency stop.
Copyright 2016 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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August 24th, 2016
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