A "rail yard" is a place where trains stop, load or unload cargo, and get organized for transportation. It is like a parking lot for trains. Full definition
Many are managers from the field who spend a year or two in the department and blend excellent math skills with rail yard know - how. (fortune.com)
Cuomo and de Blasio have had public spats about everything from universal pre-K to the use of Sunnyside rail yards in Queens for affordable housing. (dnainfo.com)
The two men have publicly clashed on everything from the minimum wage, to the use of Sunnyside rail yards in Queens for affordable housing and the mayor's plans for universal pre-K. (dnainfo.com)