This article is a list of important rail yards in geographical order. These listed may be termed Classification, Freight, Marshalling, Shunting, or Switching yards, which are cultural terms generally meaning the same thing no matter which part of the world's railway traditions originated the term of art. These are important marshalling yards for the formation of freight/goods trains, and/or with a large volume of traffic, and/or with a very extensive track systems; including classification yards, hump yards, freight handling yards, and intermodal (container) terminals.

North America

Canada

United States

By state in alphabetical order:

Alabama

Arkansas

Arizona

Tucson]]:Tucson Yard (UP)

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Mexico

Europe

British Isles

Ireland

Within the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland there are no notable marshalling yards still extant. North Wall yard in Dublin is used for loading permanent way materials trains and stabling unused stock. Also host a small wagon repair shop used to maintain ore and container wagons.

Great Britain

British Railways undertook a major programme of investment in marshalling yards in the early 1960s, some of which were arguably obsolete before they even opened. Many have since been closed entirely. Those that remain have been substantially dismantled. None retain hump facilities and instead see only very limited flat-shunting.

Yards currently in operation

As of 2009, DB Schenker Rail (UK) operates the following marshalling yards, defined as sites "where trains can be marshalled or re-marshalled using resident pilot locomotives, ground staff and train examination staff".

Historically significant marshalling yards, now dismantled or used for other purposes

Nordic countries

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Sweden

Baltic states

Eastern Europe

Central Europe

Germany

In Germany due to ongoing consolidation it is likely that some yards will close. The ones likely to continue in operation are marked in bold.

Benelux

France

Alpine countries

Southeastern Europe

Southern Europe

Russia

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

South America

Brazil