Balmer Yard is a

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located in the Interbay neighborhood of

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. The yard is owned by

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, and was built by predecessor Great Northern Railway as Interbay Yard. As part of a modernization in the late 1960s, which included a 16-track

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, which is no longer in service. It was renamed after former GN vice president Thomas Balmer. The nearby engine servicing area is still known as Interbay. The yard is over in size and has 41 parallel tracks for switching

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