On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 9:49 PM, Mike N <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've never noticed this sort of oval railyard in the US before. At first > glance, I was thinking railway=racetrack, but of course it isn't. It > seems to be some sort of grain depot, but that's the fanciest rail network > I've ever seen for a grain depot. > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/36.2834/-89.1455
Something of a somewhat common arrangement for industrial and agricultural branches where space allows for it, as it reduces the frequency of having to make backing movements to just coupling and uncoupling movements. This allows the branch to be served by a single switch locomotive (or even a car tug operated by the facility instead of the railroad) with a crew of only one or two instead of three or four. Better visibility for the driver and predominantly forward movements also improves safety.
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