The Southern Transcon is a main line of the BNSF Railway comprising 11 subdivisions between Southern California and Chicago, Illinois. Completed in its current alignment in 1908 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, when it opened the Belen Cutoff in New Mexico (going through eastern New Mexico, northwestern Texas, briefly part of western Oklahoma and to Kansas) and bypassed the steep grades of Raton Pass (which passes through northeastern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado), it now serves as a mostly double-tracked intermodal corridor.
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The Transcon is one of the most heavily trafficked rail corridors in the western United States: as of 2006[update], an average of almost 90 trains daily (over 100 trains on peak days) passed over the section between Belen and Clovis, New Mexico, with each train typically 6,000 to 8,000 feet (1,800 to 2,400 m) long.[1]
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway completed a railroad between Chicago and Southern California in the 1880s. Much of the route had already been constructed by subsidiaries. The line in California between Needles and Mojave was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad to meet the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, which had built west from Isleta, New Mexico. They met at Needles with the line put into service in 1883. The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, then essentially an operating subsidiary of the AT&SF, leased the line from the SP in August 1884, and in November 1885 the AT&SF-owned California Southern Railroad completed its line over Cajon Pass to the SP's Needles branch at Barstow, giving the AT&SF access to the west coast.[2]
The Southern Kansas Railway built a branch to Amarillo, Texas in the 1880s, and the Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway also built an extension from Amarillo to Pecos via Texico, New Mexico in 1899.[3]
The route was less than ideal, especially where it crossed Raton Pass and Glorieta Pass. The steep grades posed operational problems, including congestion, slow speeds, and the need for helper engines. As an interim solution, a second track, with a longer tunnel, was opened at Raton in 1908, but this simply added capacity, and the grades remained. In 1902 the Santa Fe began surveying a new cutoff that would bypass this segment entirely.
Belen Cutoff
To complete the line between Texico and a point northwest of Belen, New Mexico, the Santa Fe incorporated the Eastern Railway of New Mexico in October 1902, and began construction of the Belen Cutoff the next January. The entire line was completed on July 1, 1908, allowing through freight trains to bypass the 3–3.5% grades of the old line for the maximum grade of 1.25% (at Abo Canyon) on the new line. (Most passenger trains continued to use Raton Pass so as to serve Colorado.) The Pecos Valley and Northeastern (but not its Texas subsidiaries, because of Article X of the Texas Constitution) was consolidated into the Eastern in March 1907, and in January 1912, the property of the Eastern was conveyed to the Santa Fe.[4]
Other improvements
To connect central Texas to this line, the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway completed the Coleman Cutoff, running southeast from Texico to the Santa Fe subsidiary Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway at Coleman, in 1914. A third line was almost completed in the 1920s and 1930s, when the Santa Fe built the majority of the planned Dodge City–Colmer (Colmer Cutoff), which would provide a second bypass of Raton (but not Glorieta), but construction stopped at Farley, and the line was torn up west of Boise City in 1942.[5]: 18–31
The completion of the Belen Cutoff did not end improvements to the transcontinental route. The 47-mile (76 km) Ellinor Cutoff opened in 1924, cutting through the Flint Hills from the original main line at Ellinor, Kansas, southwest to El Dorado on the main line to Texas. This allowed trains bound for the Belen Cutoff to cut directly to Mulvane, bypassing Wichita to the southeast.[5]: 36–37 To the west, in Arizona, the Santa Fe constructed a new line between Williams and Crookton, bypassing the sharp curves and steep grades of the line via Ash Fork built by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in the 1880s.[4] The $19.3-million realignment opened on December 19, 1960, and the old line was abandoned west of the Phoenix connection at Ash Fork.[5]: 53 Smaller improvements included installation of centralized traffic control on the Belen Cutoff in the 1940s.[5]: 29 Also, by October 2018, the entire Southern Transcon was double-tracked, except for two bridges; and, projects were underway to add triple- and even quadruple-track along the busiest parts.[6][7]
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Victorville |
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Lucerne Valley Subdivision |
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55.9 |
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56.6 |
Silverwood |
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Tunnel No. 1 |
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Tunnel No. 2 |
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62.8 |
Cajon |
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69.4 |
Keenbrook |
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Arrow Maintenance Facility |
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San Bernardino A Yard |
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81.3 |
San Bernardino |
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284.5 |
East Winslow |
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275.4 |
West Hibbard |
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273.0 |
East Hibbard |
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265.4 |
Manila |
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262.4 |
Joseph City |
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259.6 |
Chola (Main 1 Only) |
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258.6 |
Penzance |
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255.5 |
West Holbrook |
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253.3 |
East Holbrook |
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243.5 |
Arntz |
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235.0 |
West Adamana |
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232.0 |
East Adamana |
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222.8 |
Bibo |
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219.2 |
Pinta |
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215.9 |
West Coronado Jct |
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Coronado Subdivision |
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214.8 |
East Coronado Jct |
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202.2 |
Cheto |
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192.6 |
West Houck |
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190.0 |
East Houck |
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176.1 |
Lupton |
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167.0 |
West Defiance |
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Defiance Subdivision |
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165.0 |
East Defiance |
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161.3 |
West Gallup |
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157.6 |
Gallup |
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156.5 |
East Gallup |
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151.6 |
Zuni |
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143.0 |
Perea |
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128.8 |
Gonzales |
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125.6 |
Thoreau |
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118.5 |
West Pegs |
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117.7 |
East Pegs |
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114.8 |
West Baca |
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Lee Ranch Subdivision |
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113.3 |
East Baca |
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98.3 |
West Grants |
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94.3 |
East Grants |
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82.7 |
McCartys |
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71.1 |
Laguna |
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58.7 |
Marmon |
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47.2 |
Suwanee |
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33.9 |
Rio Puerco |
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27.4 |
Dalies To the west mileage |
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measured from Albuquerque |
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10.1 |
Dalies |
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5.5 |
Felipe |
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0.6 |
Aragon |
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0.0 |
Belen Jct |
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897.6 |
Belen Jct |
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897.3 |
Hadley |
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896.9 |
Belen |
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895.6 |
El Paso Jct |
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894.8 |
Jarales |
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889.0 |
Madrone |
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884.2 |
Bodega |
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882.1 |
Becker |
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879.3 |
Beevers |
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876.8 |
West Sais |
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875.0 |
East Sais |
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870.3 |
Scholle |
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867.4 |
Kayser |
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862.4 |
Abo |
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Summit Abo Pass |
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854.8 |
Mountainair |
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853.5 |
White |
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850.0 |
Broncho |
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847.3 |
Sarrett |
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839.9 |
Willard |
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834.2 |
Silio |
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830.2 |
CP 8302 |
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828.0 |
Lucy |
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825.1 |
Gauna |
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823.0 |
Culebra |
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817.7 |
Dunmoor |
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815.6 |
West Pedernal |
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814.1 |
Pedernal |
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812.6 |
East Pedernal |
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812.5 |
CP 8125 |
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807.8 |
Negra |
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797.8 |
Carnero |
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792.7 |
Tejon |
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789.2 |
West Vaughn |
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788.5 |
Vaughn |
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781.7 |
CP 7817 |
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772.8 |
Joffre |
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769.0 |
Duoro |
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765.0 |
CP 7650 |
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761.4 |
Cardenas |
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758.1 |
CP 7581 |
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756.1 |
Buchanan |
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750.5 |
Largo |
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743.2 |
Yeso |
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737.0 |
Evanola |
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732.1 |
Curry |
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730.5 |
CP 7305 |
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728.1 |
Ricardo |
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724.7 |
McGregor |
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722.2 |
Agudo |
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719.7 |
CP 7197 |
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717.4 |
Fort Sumner |
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715.5 |
Bailey |
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706.4 |
La Lande |
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697.0 |
Tolar |
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685.9 |
Cantara |
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678.0 |
Melrose |
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669.7 |
Grier |
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660.0 |
Gallaher |
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658.6 |
West Clovis |
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657.9 |
Potter |
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Carlsbad Subdivision |
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657.6 |
Clovis |
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655.7 |
East Clovis |
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655.7 |
East Clovis |
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653.2 |
Crooks |
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649.1 |
West Texico |
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647.6 |
CP 6476 |
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646.8 |
CP 6468 |
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646.0 |
Texico |
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Slaton Subdivision |
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633.8 |
Bovina |
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627.2 |
CP 6272 |
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624.7 |
East Parmerton |
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622.2 |
West Friona |
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621.8 |
Friona |
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619.7 |
East Friona |
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616.5 |
West Black |
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614.7 |
Black |
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614.1 |
East Black |
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612.3 |
CP 6123 |
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608.1 |
West Summerfield |
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607.8 |
Summerfield |
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605.9 |
East Summerfield |
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601.3 |
West Hereford |
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600.4 |
Hereford |
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594.5 |
Joel |
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558.0 |
Dawn |
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578.9 |
CP 5789 |
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571.8 |
CP 5718 |
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570.9 |
Lubbock Jct |
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Plainview Subdivision |
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569.5 |
Canyon |
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561.2 |
Hanley |
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558.3 |
Zita |
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555.9 |
West Amarillo |
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554.0 |
Amarillo |
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Dalhart Subdivision |
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552.7 |
West Tower |
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Red River Subdivision |
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552.2 |
East Tower |
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Boise City Subdivision |
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550.5 |
Eastern |
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550.5 |
Eastern |
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538.2 |
CP 5382 |
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531.4 |
CP 5314 |
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526.0 |
Panhandle |
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523.2 |
CP 5232 |
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510.3 |
CP 5103 |
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505.9 |
Kings Mill |
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500.8 |
West Pampa |
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498.7 |
Pampa |
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497.3 |
CP 4973 |
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494.0 |
CP 4940 |
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481.4 |
Codman |
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476.9 |
Miami |
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469.7 |
Lora |
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463.5 |
Mendota |
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458.6 |
Canadian |
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446.7 |
Clear Creek |
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444.1 |
Glazier |
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438.4 |
Coburn |
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428.3 |
CP 4283 |
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417.8 |
Goodwin |
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410.5 |
Shattuck |
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406.7 |
Gage |
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401.5 |
Oleta |
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398.3 |
Fargo |
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390.8 |
Tangier |
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386.3 |
Gerlach |
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379.7 |
Woodward |
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368.9 |
Curtis |
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356.8 |
Belva |
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351.2 |
Heman |
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345.2 |
Waynoka |
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342.2 |
East Waynoka |
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336.4 |
West Avard |
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335.9 |
Avard |
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335.4 |
East Avard |
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328.9 |
Noel |
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319.5 |
Brink |
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313.2 |
Loder |
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309.1 |
West Kiowa |
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307.2 |
CP 3072 |
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306.9 |
Kiowa |
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305.5 |
East Kiowa |
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299.8 |
Hazelton |
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292.2 |
Crisfield |
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287.4 |
West Attica |
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285.6 |
Attica |
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283.3 |
Eula |
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271.3 |
Harper |
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266.5 |
Danville |
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264.2 |
Argonia |
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254.1 |
Milan |
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251.8 |
Hertog |
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243.5 |
Roland |
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238.5 |
CP 2385 |
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238.0 |
Wellington |
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238.0 |
Wellington |
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237.0 |
SK Junction |
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230.6 |
Cicero |
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226.5 |
Belle Plaine |
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222.2 |
CP2222 |
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221.8 |
West Junction |
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Arkansas City Subdivision |
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220.7 |
CP2280 (Arkansas City Sub) |
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219.9 |
CP2272 (Arkansas City Sub) |
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Arkansas City Subdivision |
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215.8 |
East Junction |
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211.6 |
Rose Hill |
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205.4 |
Salter |
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201.8 |
West Augusta |
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Douglass Subdivision |
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185.3 |
CP1853 |
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183.3 |
East Augusta |
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176.5 |
O.D. |
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172.8 |
El Dorado (Tower B) |
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171.2A |
East El Dorado |
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165.5 |
Chelsea |
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158.4 |
Aikman |
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154.2 |
Cassoday |
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144.4 |
Matfield Green |
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136.1 |
Bazar |
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130.3 |
Gladstone |
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127.1 |
CP1271 |
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124.7 |
Ellinor |
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115.3 |
Merrick |
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111.9 |
Emporia |
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111.3 |
NR Junction |
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Topeka Subdivision |
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107.1 |
Wiggam |
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93.8 |
Lebo |
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87.6 |
Ridgeton |
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78.0 |
East Melvern |
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59.9 |
West Ottawa |
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57.1 |
Ottawa |
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55.8 |
East Ottawa |
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45.5 |
Wellsville |
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Logistics Park Kansas |
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34.1 |
Gardner |
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26.1 |
Olathe |
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19.5 |
Craig |
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14.8 |
West Holiday |
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Topeka Subdivision |
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13.5 |
Holiday |
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11.0 |
Morris |
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8.7 |
CP87 |
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7.4 |
CP74 |
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7.1 |
Turner |
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5.8 |
CP58 |
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5.5 |
CP55 |
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4.8 |
Argentine |
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4.0 |
CP40 |
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CP39 |
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Sugar Creek |
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442.6 |
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436.5 |
Eton |
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434.0 |
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426.3 |
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Floyd |
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417.9 |
CA Junction |
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411.3 |
Henrietta |
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Hardin |
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396.6 |
Norborne |
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388.8 |
WB Junction |
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386.4 |
Carrollton |
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374.3 |
Bosworth |
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360.7 |
Mendon |
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354.6 |
Rothville |
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349.3 |
West Marceline |
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341.5 |
Bucklin |
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330.9 |
West Ethel |
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329.3 |
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Elmer |
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La Plata |
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Gibbs |
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300.3 |
Hurdland |
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282.4 |
Rutledge |
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276.8 |
Gorin |
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272.3 |
Wyaconda |
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264.8 |
West Medill |
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263.0 |
East Medill |
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256.0 |
Revere |
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Ortho |
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Fort Madison |
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Niota |
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Lomax |
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Stronghurst |
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204.6 |
Media |
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Smithshire |
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186.0 |
Cameron |
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CP1844 |
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Yost |
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Williamsfield |
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Laura |
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Monica |
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Princeville |
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CP 1359 |
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Edelstein |
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West Chillicothe |
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Wilbern |
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116.0 |
La Rose |
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Toluca |
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Ruff |
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102.1 |
Leeds |
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CP915 |
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Kernan |
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Ransom |
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Kinsman |
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70.8 |
Verona |
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66.1 |
Mazon |
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58.2 |
Coal City |
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57.2 |
Pequot |
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52.5 |
Lorenzo |
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50.3 |
Blodget Ord |
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49.7 |
CP496 |
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Drummond |
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CP465 |
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CP460 |
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Plaines |
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Joliet |
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Lockport |
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Romeo |
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Union Oil Co |
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26.0 |
Thomas Steel |
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23.0 |
Argonne |
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19.3 |
CP193 |
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17.6 |
CP176 |
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17.0 |
Willow Springs |
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15.5 |
CP155 |
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14.4 |
Harbor |
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12.8 |
McCook |
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Corwith |
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4.7 |
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The Southern Transcon railroad corridor is made up of the following BNSF rail lines which are referred to as subdivisions, in order from west to east.[8]
More information Subdivision, State ...
| Subdivision |
State |
| San Bernardino |
California |
| Cajon |
| Needles |
| Seligman |
| Arizona |
| Gallup |
| New Mexico |
| Clovis |
| Hereford |
Texas |
| Panhandle |
Texas |
| Oklahoma |
| Kansas |
| Emporia |
Kansas |
| Marceline |
Missouri |
| Iowa |
| Chillicothe |
| Illinois |
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Parts of the route are utilized by passenger rail services — BNSF does not operate regular passenger trains outside of the Chicago Subdivision.
Amtrak's Southwest Chief runs once daily in each direction on the Transcon, but via the Glorieta, Raton, La Junta Subdivision and Topeka between Albuquerque and Kansas City. The Pacific Surfliner also operates between Los Angeles and Fullerton. Until its cancellation in 1997, Amtrak's Desert Wind used the Southern Transcon between Los Angeles and Barstow. The proposed Coachella Valley Rail train from RCTC, which is anticipated to be operated by Amtrak, would initially run two roundtrips a day over the Transcon from LA Union Station to the Colton Crossing.
Southern California's Metrolink commuter rail trains utilize the route between Los Angeles and San Bernardino. These include the Orange County Line (between Los Angeles and Fullerton), 91/Perris Valley Line (between Los Angeles and Highgrove), and Inland Empire–Orange County Line (between Atwood and San Bernardino).
Frailey, Fred W. (April 2007). "Birthplace of the Transcon". Trains.
