Phoenix Subdivision (BNSF Railway)

For the similarly named Union Pacific line, see Phoenix Subdivision (Union Pacific Railroad).

The Phoenix Subdivision is a railroad line in the U.S. state of Arizona owned by the BNSF Railway. It runs from Phoenix in the south to Williams Junction in the north where it connects to the Seligman Subdivision and Southern Transcon.^[1] As of 2018^[update] about eight trains daily operate over the line with top speeds of up to 49 miles per hour (79 km/h).^[2] The line is part of a system of proposed commuter rail lines in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Phoenix Subdivision
BNSF SD40-2 No. 1673 (fmr BN) Sitting In Mobest Yard in Phoenix, AZ
Overview
Owner	BNSF Railway
Locale	Arizona
Termini	Williams, AZ Phoenix, AZ
Connecting lines	BNSF Seligman Subdivision Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad Arizona and California Railroad Phoenix Subdivision (UP)
Website	https://www.bnsf.com/
Service
Type	Inter-city rail Freight rail
Operator(s)	BNSF Railway
History
Commenced	1892
Completed	1895
Technical
Track length	194 mi (312 km)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	49 mph (79 km/h)
Route map Phoenix Subdivision (BNSF) Show interactive map v t e Legend Seligman Subdivision 0 Williams Junction (closed 2018) Grand Canyon Railroad 3.4 Williams Depot (reroute 1960) Johnson Tunnel 14.7 Ash Fork to Seligman Subdivision (reroute 1961) Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad Drake Switching Company 36 Drake (reroute c. 1960) Prescott 80.9 Skull Valley 87.1 Kirkland 101.8 Hillsdale 110 Date 123.5 Congress Arizona and California Railroad 139.9 Wickenburg 150.6 Castle Hot Springs Logistics Park Phoenix (planned) 173.6 Ennis Lead 174.1 BNSF Automotive Distribution Center 177 Marinette 180.2 Peoria 183.7 Glendale Yards 184.5 Glendale 186.8 BNSF Intermodal Facility 188.3 Alhambra Yard 191.6 Mobest Yard UP Phoenix Subdivision 193.7 Phoenix Yard (UP) Spur line to landfills 194 Phoenix (closed 1996) UP Phoenix Subdivision Show diagram map

The line from Williams to Ash fork was initially laid out by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, though much of this section was reconstructed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (predecessor to BNSF) in 1960 to bypass several sharp curves and steep gradients.^[3][4] South of Ash Fork the route largely follows the original Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway, except for segments around Prescott which were similarly bypassed in the 1960s.

Surprise Intermodal/Logistics Center

BNSF has purchased land from the State of Arizona and is in the process of planning and getting approval for a large intermodal/logistics center near Surprise.^{[when?][5][failed verification]}