Balmer Yard

Balmer Yard is a rail yard located in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The yard is owned by BNSF Railway, and was built by predecessor Great Northern Railway as Interbay Yard. As part of a modernization in the late 1960s, which included a 16-track hump, which is no longer in service, it was renamed after former GN vice president Thomas Balmer.^[1] The nearby engine servicing area is still known as Interbay. The yard is over 80 acres (320,000 m²) in size and has 41 parallel tracks for switching cars.^[2]

References

^ Moody's Transportation Manual, 1969, p. 51
^ BNSF v. Ecology, Washington State Environmental Hearings Office, June 25, 2003, archived from the original on June 25, 2007, retrieved 2009-01-20

47°38′39″N 122°22′52″W / 47.644214°N 122.381017°W / 47.644214; -122.381017

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[1] Moody's Transportation Manual, 1969, p. 51

[2] BNSF v. Ecology, Washington State Environmental Hearings Office, June 25, 2003, archived from the original on June 25, 2007, retrieved 2009-01-20

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v t e Interbay, Seattle
Places	Balmer Yard Centennial Park Elliott Bay Marina Fishermen's Terminal Interbay P-Patch Red Mill Burgers Sisters and Brothers Bar The Beach at Expedia Group
Transportation	Amgen Helix Pedestrian Bridge Ballard Bridge Magnolia Bridge
Geography	Elliott Bay Smith Cove Salmon Bay
Sports	Ballard FC Salmon Bay FC Seattle Pacific Falcons
Art	Seattle Fishermen's Memorial

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