Hobson Yard (Lincoln, Nebraska)

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Hump classification yard - Gare de triage - Patio de maniobras - Rangierbahnhof - Scalo di smistamento - Rangeerterrein - Staţie de triaj - Stacja rozrządowa - Seřaďovací nádraží - Сортировочная станция - 编组站 - 操車場.

Owner/operator: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.

Located in Nebraska's state capitol of Lincoln, BNSF's Hobson Yard is the central hub of the four major routes in Nebraska. Hobson Yard originally was a major stop on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR (The "Q"). Under the Burlington Northern major expansions continued. Since the 1970 merger that created predesessor Burlington Northern out of the CB&Q,GN, NP, SP&S, the expanded yard facilities have been tailored to accommodate high coal traffic. There is a locomotive repair and maintenance facility, two main line fueling and servicing racks and a a yard for flat switching cars.

Hobson Yard is the convergence point of four major lines. The four major routes entering Lincoln are:

Ravenna Line - The busiest of the four main lines radiating from Lincoln, Nebraska. The line heads westward to Alliance and is the gateway to Wyoming's coal-rich Powder River Basin.
Hastings Line - West to Denver, Colorado.
Kansas City Line - Southeast over Firth Hill to Kansas City, Missouri.
Omaha Line - Northeast to Omaha, Nebraska and Chicago, Illinois.

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