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Summary

B & O Gravity Yard. The 7-mile long B&O yard in Brunswick was the largest in the United States for at least 70 years.

(Photo courtesy of David Cage)

Reuben Moss: This would have been the west end. The 1890 east end tracks were originally diagonal, connecting the near tracks with the far distant tracks at a somewhat obvious angle, however the 1906 construction to the west was built parallel the mainline tracks and allowed for more train cars. This is why the east yard was rebuilt in the 1980s.

This shot would fit down near the area between New Addition and Knoxville.

Jeanell Morsberger Willis: So the hump blocked the gravity yard. The hump car pushed the loose car over the hump and gravity took over to put it in storage so to speak. The brakemen riding the unattended cars were there to slow and stop it without damage.