Where In Iowa is Hul Yard ? ? ?

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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In one of the Yahoo groups where I am a member, one of the guys ask where is Hul Yard IA? [?]

So I know some of our UP people up north know this where in Iowa it is and can answer it for me. [:)]

Thanks in advance for all your help. [:D]

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Hul ? or Hull ? There is a town of Hull, Iowa which I think is on the U.P.

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This is all I have to go on.

DRGW 5507 DEPARTED VAN BUREN, AR 06/05 1450

ETA is HUL AVE YARD, IA 06/06 22:30.

My question is where is Hul Ave Yard?

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Looking at a State Map of Iowa, the town of Hull is in the NW cornoner of the State on Hwy 18 , a mile east of Hwy 75. The BNSF runs North and South along Hwy 75 . Possible this yard you are looking for is close by. I hope this helps some.
Monty[:)]

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The only line going through Hull was the CMSP&P line that DAIR stopped using in 1982.Your “HUL” looks like a short version of something to me. There is a Hull Ave. in the NE corner of Des Moines.

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Yes, it’s Hull Avenue Yard in Des Moines; I’m pretty sure that’s UP’s major facility there.

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Thanks Carl, your super. [:)]

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Hull Avenue yard is the former CNW yard, plus 3 former Ft.Dodge, Des Moines & Southern interurban tracks. It sits along the ex-RI Spine line.
The major UP yard in Des Moines now is the ex-RI Short Line yard.
There used to be another yard at Bell Avenue that was ex-CGW. It was the CNW’s major facility after they got the CGW and before they got the RI yard.
Jeff