Working list: North America’s largest rail yards

Posted on December 12, 2022 by problogic

Trains moving in the UP Bailey Yard – photo by author June 2021

Below is a working list of the largest active rail yard facilities in North America comprising 200 acres or more in acreage. Included are classification yards, rail terminals, and intermodal centers. Additional sites would likely qualify, but data is not readily available online. Please feel free to pass along any addition, suggestions, or corrections to this list so it may be updated. Peace!

Image of future BNSF International Gateway Yard – Source: bnsfcalifornia.com

BNSF – Burlington Northern Santa Fe

CN – Canadian National

CP – Canadian Pacific

CSX – CSX

KCS – Kansas City Southern (proposed to merge with CP)

N/S – Norfolk Southern

UP -Union Pacific

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  1. BNSF “International Gateway” Yard – Barstow, CA = 4,500 acres – under development

FYI – *BNSF recently acquired 3,508 acres for a future intermodal/logistics hub in Phoenix (Surprise), AZ. It also owns another adjacent 500 acres. This (these) site(s) will not be included on this list until the plans are better known on how much acreage will be railroad related uses versus leased/sold industrial park land and/or other uses. – added 12/12/22

2. UP “Bailey” Yard – North Platte, NE = 2,850 acres

3. BNSF “Alliance” Intermodal Center – Fort Worth, TX = 2,400 acres (including current expansion)

4. UP Intermodal Terminal – El Paso/Las Cruces (Santa Teresa), NM = 2,200 acres

5. CSX “Selkirk” Yard – Albany (Selkirk), NY = 1,250 acres

6. CSX “Brosnan” Yard – Macon, GA = 960 acres

7. UP “Davis” Yard – Sacramento (Roseville), CA = 950 acres

8. BNSF “Galesburg” Yard – Galesburg, IL = 943 acres – added 12/12/22

9. CSX “Rice” Yard – Waycross, GA = 850 acres

10. CN “Symington” Yard – Winnipeg, Manitoba = 793 acres

11. Belt Railway “Clearing” Yard – Chicago (Bedford Park), IL = 786 acres

12. UP Intermodal Terminal – Chicago (Joliet), IL = 785 acres

13. BNSF “Argentine” Yard – Kansas City, MO = 780 acres

14. CN “MacMillan” Yard – Toronto (Vaughn), Ontario = 741 acres +/-

15. UP “Port Laredo” Intermodal Facility – Laredo, TX = 667 acres

16. CN “Markham” Yard – Chicago (Hazel Crest), IL = 650 acres

17. BNSF “Corwith” Intermodal Facility – Chicago, IL = 640 acres +/-

18. BNSF “Logistics Park” – Chicago (Elwood), IL = 770 acres

19. N/S Elkhart Yard – Elkhart IN = 675 acres – added 12/12/22

20. N/S “Moorman” Yard – Bellevue, OH = 620 acres

BNSF’s Barstow, CA Yard – photo by author (Nov. 2022)

21. BNSF “Barstow” Yard – Barstow, CA = 600 acres – will be made part of the International Gateway Yards when it is completed

22-23. Alaska Railroad “Anchorage” Yard – Anchorage, AK and UP Intermodal Facility – Memphis (Marion, AR), TN= 600 acres

24. N/S “Conway” Yard – Pittsburgh (Conway), PA = 568 acres

25. CN “Transcona” Yard – Winnipeg, Manitoba = 565 acres

26. UP “West Colton” Yard – Los Angeles (Colton), CA = 560 acres

27. UP “Livonia” Yard – Baton Rouge (Livonia), LA = 555 acres – added 12/12/22

28. N/S Flat Switching Yard – Decatur, IL = 550 acres – added 12/13/22

29. CSX “Radnor” Yard – Nashville, TN = 517 acres

30-31. N/S & CSX “Carolina Connector” Intermodal Terminal – Rocky Mount, NC and CSX “National Gateway” Northwest Ohio Terminal – Toledo (North Baltimore), OH = 500 acres

32. CP St. Luc Yard – Montreal, Quebec = 494 acres

33. Big Four Yard – Indianapolis (Avon), IN = 490 acres

34. CP “Winnipeg” Yard – Winnipeg, Manitoba = 466 acres

35. UP “Roper” Yard – Salt Lake City, UT = 460 acres

36. N/S Intermodal Terminal – Atlanta (Austell), GA = 450 acres

37-38. BNSF Logistics Park – Kansas City (Edgerton, KS), MO and CN “Harrison” Yard – Memphis, TN (added 12/12/22) = 433 acres *Harrison Yard was formerly known as Johnston Yard.

39. CP Toronto Yard – Toronto, Ontario = 432 acres

40. UP Logistics Center Hudson – Denver (Hudson), CO = 430 acres

41-42. N/S Regional Intermodal Terminal – Memphis (Rossville), TN and CN Logistics Hub (under development) – Milton, Ontario = 400 acres

43. UP “Davidson” Yard – Fort Worth, TX = 385 acres

44. N/S “Spencer” Yard – Linwood, NC = 376 acres

45-46. UP Dallas Intermodal Terminal – Dallas (Wilmer), TX and CP “Poco” Yard – Vancouver (Port Coquitlam), British Columbia = 360 acres

47. UP “Englewood” Yard – Houston, TX = 359 acres

48-49. CN Logistics Park – Calgary, Alberta and CN “Kirk” Yard – Gary, IN = 350 acres

50. CP “North Transcona” Yard – Winnipeg, Manitoba = 336 acres

51. CSX “Central Florida” Intermodal Logistics Center – Lakeland (Winter Haven), FL = 318 acres

52-53. N/S “Enola” Yard – Harrisburg, PA and N/S Regional Intermodal Terminal – Birmingham (McCalla), AL = 316 acres

54. UP “Riverdale” Yard – Ogden, UT = 305 acres

55-60. CP Global Transportation Hub – Regina, Saskatchewan; UP Intermodal Terminal – San Antonio, TX; UP “Jenks” Yard – Little Rock (North Little Rock), AR; N/S-CSX “Livernois Junction” Yard* – Detroit, MI; N/S Intermodal Facility – Charlotte, NC; and BNSF “Northtown” Yard – Minneapolis, MN (added 12/12/22) = 300 acres

*Proposed to be expanded by 169 acres by 2030 and be renamed the Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal.

61. Ferromex “Rio Escondido” Yard – Piedras Negras, Mexico = 297 acres

62. UP Lathrop Intermodal Facility – Stockton (Lathrop), CA = 277 acres – added 12/13/22

63. CSX Intermodal Facility – Montgomery, AL (under development) = 272 acres – added 12/13/22

64. KCS “Monterrey Yard”* – Monterrey, Mexico = 269 acres – added 12/12/22

*Proposed to be moved.

65. KCS “Duremas” Rail Yard – Shreveport, LA = 257 acres – added 12/13/22

66-68. UP Intermodal Container Transfer Facility – Los Angeles, CA; BNSF “Cicero” Intermodal Yard – Chicago (Cicero, IL); and CSX “Acca” Yard – Richmond, VA (added 12/13/22) = 250 acres

69. BNSF “Hobart” Yard – Los Angeles (East Los Angeles), CA = 243 acres

70. CN Intermodal Terminal – Montreal, Quebec = 220 acres – formerly part of Taschereau Yard

71. TraPac On-Dock Rail Yard – Los Angeles, CA = 206 acres

72. Terminal Island Transfer Facility – Los Angeles, CA = 205 acres

73. UP “Albina” Yard – Portland, OR = 200 acres

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More data needed for the following:

  • Cherokee Yard – Tulsa, OK
  • East Yard – Commerce, CA
  • East Los Angeles Yard – Los Angeles, CA
  • Flynn Yard/Logistics Center – Oklahoma City, OK – logistics portion = 195 acres
  • Globeville Yard – Denver, CO
  • Hinkle Yard – Hermiston, OR
  • Industry Yard – Industry, CA
  • Inman Yard – Atlanta, GA
  • Mesquite Intermodal Terminal – Mesquite, TX
  • Oakwood Yard – Melvindale, MI
  • Pasco Yard – Pasco, WA
  • Pig’s Eye Yard – St. Paul, MN
  • Planned CN Storage Yard – Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta = 318 acres
  • Puerto Mexico Yard – Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
  • Queensgate Yard – Cincinnati, OH
  • Rennix Yard – Denver, CO
  • Settegast Yard – Houston, TX
  • Shortline Yard – Des Moines, IA
  • Swan Ranch Yard – Cheyenne, WY
  • Walker Yard – Edmonton, Alberta
  • Waterloo Yard – Waterloo, IA
  • West Springfield Yard – West Springfield, MA
  • Other large rail yards

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