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The hump was shut down in 2020 and now the yard only features four trains directly to and from it, mostly being used to divide up local freight rather than classify cars for long-distance hauling.
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in North America, which are steadily being eliminated. The yard is operated by
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Spencer Yard, aka Linwood Yard for the location, is named after
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repair shops, which replaced older facilities at the nearby
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classification railroad yards
North Carolina
hump yards
Norfolk Southern Railway
Salisbury
Spencer
Interstate 85
Davidson County
Linwood
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Southern Railway
track
diesel locomotive
Spencer Shops
"North America's hump yards July 8, 2006"
"New CSX CEO Shakes Up the Railroad, Starting With ‘Hump Yards’ April 18, 2017"


North American Railroads
ISBN
1610604598
"Norfolk Southern, Our History, 2012"
"North Carolina Transportation Museum - History of Spencer Shops."
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