Caption

North Platte, Nebraska - The sand tower at Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard, the largest rail yard in the world. The sand tower loads locomotives' sand tanks. Sand is used for traction when wheels slip. The yard handles 14, 000 rail cars every day. The yard's operations are visible from the the UP's eight-story Golden Spike Tower and visitor center.

Date

Sep 25, 2010

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK25B83_086

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56,3Mb (4,2Mb) / 18,1in x 12,1in / 5435 x 3623 (300dpi)

Keywords

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