Mini hump yards

[Anonymous]

Would like to here from someone that knows about mini humps. Humps that use the new retarders.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Mini hump almost sounds like an oxymoron to me. Considering the capital investment involved, any hump is going to be a large operation.

[beaulieu]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH

Mini hump almost sounds like an oxymoron to me. Considering the capital investment involved, any hump is going to be a large operation.

Mini-hump comes from the height of the hump which is determined by the number of bowl tracks. Livonia, LA on the UP and Strang, TX are mini humpyards with just a small number of tracks in the bowl. BNSF's yard in Oklahoma City also qualifies.