The Galesburg Yard is a classification yard of the BNSF Railway south of Galesburg in Illinois. It dates back to a goods and classification yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), which from 1905 developed into one of the largest classification yards in the USA. At the beginning of the 20th century, Galesburg developed into CB&Q's most important railroad junction, with the main lines from Saint Paul to St. Louis and Kansas City (north-south) and from Chicago to Omaha and Kansas City (east-west) running through it. Nearly all CB&Q's passenger and freight trains passed through Galesburg, where there was also a large railroad depot with several roundhouses.
The CB&Q was absorbed by the Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) in 1970, which modernized the yard until 1984. In 1995, the BN merged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to form today's BNSF Railway (Burlington Northern Santa Fe), which expanded the Galesburg Yard to 62 directional tracks by 1997 due to its importance for the newly created network. By 2004, these were reduced to 48 to enlarge the entry group. After the Argentine Yard in Kansas City and the Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, it is now the third largest classification yard in the BNSF Railway network.
The GalesburgYard is a classification yard of the BNSF Railway south of Galesburg in Illinois. It dates back to a goods and classification yard of the...
freight car hump yards are located throughout the BNSF system. Barstow, California – Barstow YardGalesburg, Illinois – GalesburgYard Kansas City, Kansas...
kilometers east of the yard. List of rail yards BNSF Railway classification yards: Barstow Yard, Corwith Yard, GalesburgYard, Northtown Yard Bodenner, Chris...
(now Burlington Northern) in order to supply its major "Shops" and "Yards" in Galesburg, Illinois with water for the steam locomotives and other machines...
All-Midwest Team". Galesburg Register-Mail. November 22, 1972. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com. "Fighting Scots Top Midwest Contender". Galesburg Register-Mail...
tackle Personal information Born: (1998-03-08) March 8, 1998 (age 26) Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 304 lb (138 kg) Career...
Ottumwa, Mendota, Barstow, Brookfield and Peoria Subdivisions within the Galesburg terminal complex. The route runs parallel to the Hannibal Subdivision...
John (2013). "Galesburg and the 54th Massachusetts". Knox County, Illinois In the Civil War: A Collection of Essays. Galesburg, IL: Galesburg Civil War Round...
connector has resulted in a direct connection between the BNSF rail yard in Galesburg to the Southern Transcon. The line has also had a significant impact...
Zephyr was done over a two-day period in September 1934 at the CB&Q yards in Galesburg, Illinois. The train was renamed The Silver Streak for the film, which...
lots but was re-platted and squared off. 1949 – The Acres, also known as Galesburg Country Homes, with five houses (four designed by Wright) in Charleston...
trains 382 (inbound) and 381 (outbound). The next station inbound is Galesburg–Seminary Street station while the next station outbound is Quincy. With...
August 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. "Pick Big Ten All-Star Squad". Galesburg Register-Mail. United Press International. November 27, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved...
staffed station building. Just north of the station is the Hill Yard, a large coach yard used to store the Metra trains on the BNSF Line. Aurora is a stub-track...
excursion from Chicago's Union Station to Galesburg, Illinois, in partnership with Amtrak, as the Galesburg Zephyr. However, this was eventually canceled...
finally retired in 1999. Both of the locomotives still exist in a scrap yard, more specifically National Railway Equipment, in Mount Vernon, Illinois...
permanent public display at Simpson Ltd, Firearms for Collectors, in Galesburg, Illinois. In 1949, John Wayne contacted Dunlap on behalf of Paramount...
2011). "Fighting Scots QB Tanney to be featured on History Channel". Galesburg.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved September...
in Mendota. BNSF Railway also has a small freight yard and office adjacent to the station. This yard is used to store trains and locomotives that do local...
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