Union Pacific (UP) launched construction works on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas, which will be completed in 2020. The USD 550 million project is company’s largest investment in a single facility. Brazos Yard will have the capacity to switch up to 1,300 rail cars per day, making it one of the highest capacity yards on Union Pacific’s 23-state network.
As the first yard of its kind to be built in more than a generation, it will showcase best practices in operating efficiency, technology and innovation.
Brazos Yard will function as a classification yard where rail cars are separated and sorted by destination before being assembled into new trains headed across the country. The site sits at the convergence of seven Union Pacific rail lines, making it a strategic point for freight rail traffic travelling north, south, east, and west.
“Brazos Yard will improve efficiency and fluidity across our entire rail network,” Lance Fritz, Union Pacific chairman said.
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