Talk:Southern Transcon

Line details

• Chillicothe Subdivision: 4.6 CP 46/5.9 Corwith (Chicago) - 234.3 Fort Madison
• Marceline Subdivision: 234.3 Fort Madison - 444.2 Congo (KC): joint with Norfolk Southern Railway, 388.7 W.B. Junction - 418.2 C.A. Junction; single track, 424.9 East Sibley - 426.3 West Sibley (Sibley Railroad Bridge)
• Kansas City Terminal Railway trackage rights
• Emporia Subdivision: 1.7 Santa Fe Junction - 238.0 Wellington: single track, 124.7 Ellinor - 171.2 East El Dorado and 176.5 O.D. - 215.8 East Junction (Mulvane) (directional running with the Arkansas City Subdivision and La Junta Subdivision)
  • single track until August 2006, 222.2 CP 2222 (Mulvane) - 230.6 Cicero
• Panhandle Subdivision: 238.0 Wellington - 550.5 Eastern (Amarillo): single track (still?), 314.8 West Loder - 335.4 East Avard
  • single track until March 2006, 243.5 Roland - 251.8 Milan
  • single track until October 2006, 285.6 Attica - 294.0 West Crisfield
  • single track until November 2006, 294.0 West Crisfield - 301.8 Hazelton
  • single track until October 2007, 301.8 Hazelton - 314.8 Loder
• Hereford Subdivision: 550.5 Eastern - 655.7 East Clovis
• Clovis Subdivision: 655.7 East Clovis - 897.6 Belen Junction: single track, 717.4 Fort Sumner - 719.7 CP 7197 (Fort Sumner Railroad Bridge); single track, 788.5 Vaughn - 797.8 Carnero; single track, 870.3 Scholle - 875.0 East Sais (Abo Canyon)
• Gallup Subdivision: 0.0 Belen Junction - 10.1 Dalies, 27.4 Dalies - 284.5 East Winslow
• Seligman Subdivision: 284.5 East Winslow - 578.4 Needles
• Needles Subdivision: 578.4 Needles - 745.9 Barstow
• Cajon Subdivision: 0.0 Barstow - 81.4 San Bernardino
• San Bernardino Subdivision: 0.0 San Bernardino - 45.5 Fullerton Junction, 165.5 Fullerton Junction - 143.1 CP West Redondo
• Alameda Corridor Subdivision: 0.1 CP West Redondo - 16.1 CP West Thenard

--NE2 20:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Intermodal facilities

http://www.bnsf.com/markets/intermodal/maps.html

• Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, Los Angeles Intermodal Facility, San Bernardino Intermodal Facility
• Branch: Port of Oakland, Oakland International Gateway, Stockton Intermodal Facility, Fresno Intermodal Facility
• Branch: Phoenix
• Branch: Albuquerque
• Branch: El Paso Intermodal Facility
• Branch: Houston Intermodal Facility, Port of Houston
  • (ex-SP) New Orleans Intermodal Facility
• Amarillo
• Branch (ex-CB&Q): Alliance Intermodal Facility
• Branch (ex-SLSF): St. Louis, Memphis Intermodal Facility, Birmingham, Atlanta (via CSX)
• Kansas City
• Logistics Park Chicago, Willow Springs Intermodal Facility, Cicero Intermodal Facility, Corwith Intermodal Facility

--NE2 12:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Construction history

These are from the ICC valuation, and may be off by a bit.

• Chicago to Mazon, 1884: Chicago, St. Louis and Western Railroad
• Mazon to Ancona, 1876: Chicago, Pekin and Southwestern Railroad
• Ancona to Kansas City, 1888: Chicago, Santa Fe and California Railway, Mississippi River Railroad and Toll Bridge Company, Sibley Bridge Company
• Kansas City to Holliday, 1875: Kansas City, Topeka and Western Railroad
• Holliday to Olathe, 1882: Kansas City and Olathe Railroad
• Olathe to North Ottawa, 1870: Kansas City and Santa Fe Railroad and Telegraph Company
• North Ottawa to Emporia, 1884: Kansas City and Emporia Railroad
• Emporia to Ellinor, 1871: Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
• Ellinor to El Dorado, 1924: AT&SF? (bypassed Florence to El Dorado, 1877: Florence, El Dorado and Walnut Valley Railroad)
• El Dorado to Augusta, 1881: Florence, El Dorado and Walnut Valley Railroad
• Augusta to Mulvane, 1887: Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
• Mulvane to Wellington, 1880: Cowley, Sumner and Fort Smith Railroad
• Wellington to Harper, 1880: Southern Kansas and Western Railroad
• Harper to Attica, 1884: Harper and Western Railroad
• Attica to Panhandle, 1885-1888: Southern Kansas Railway, Southern Kansas Railway of Texas
• Panhandle to Amarillo, 1908: Southern Kansas Railway of Texas (bypassed Panhandle to Washburn, 1888: Panhandle Railway)
• Amarillo to Texico, 1899: Pecos and Northern Texas Railway
• Texico to Rio Puerco, 1908: Eastern Railway of New Mexico
• Rio Puerco to Needles, 1884: Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
• Needles to Barstow, 1883: Southern Pacific Railroad
• Barstow to San Bernardino, 1885: California Southern Railroad

--NE2 17:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Major geographical features

• Crosses local drainage in northeast Missouri, crossing form Mississippi River to Missouri River watershed at La Plata (900 ft), then follows Missouri River to Kansas City
• Crosses local drainage in southern Kansas and Oklahoma, ending up on a ridge south of the Canadian River
• Mainly follows drainage in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona

It really doesn't seem to follow anything major. --NE2 20:42, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Mojave Narrows

Hello! I stumbled backwards into writing an article on Mojave Narrows Park and I think that this rail line passes it. Can anyone confirm or tell me where to look for more info? TY! jengod (talk) 04:55, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Loop

User sees "Gallup Subdivision" and clicks on it, only to be sent back to the same page. Well, don't hyperlink it then. Jidanni (talk) 07:05, 14 October 2023 (UTC)