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BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, [1] 33,400 miles (53,800 km) of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. [2]
This is a map of the BNSF Railway as of 2009, with trackage rights in purple (haulage rights are lighter). Email me if you would like a copy of the GIS data I created (modified from Bureau of Transportation Statistics North American Transportation Atlas Data) or if you see any errors.
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 ...
As a result of mergers and consolidations in the railway industry, the company's shareholders changed. As of 2021, BNSF Railway owned 50% of the company's shares. [5] As of 2023, the company is still covered by the Railroad Retirement Act. [6] The company's archives from 1905 to 1936 are held by History Colorado. [7]
40 miles of grading and 5 miles of track Texas, New Mexico and Pacific Railway: 1905 McKinney via Denton, Decatur, Bridgeport to Roswell, New Mexico: Grading, bought old grade of Bridgeport and Decatur Railroad: Texas Western Narrow Gauge Railway, original scheme 1872 Houston to Presidio: Opened Houston to Sealy, abandoned rest. Union Central ...
The El Paso Subdivision is a railroad line of the BNSF Railway extending 230 miles (370 km) from Belen, New Mexico, to El Paso, Texas. The entire line is dark territory and movements are controlled by Track Warrant Control. It was originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
It connects the BNSF in Lubbock with agricultural and oil-producing areas to the west and southwest. The company operates 107 miles of two ex- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway lines, extending to Whiteface and Seagraves parallel to State Highway 114 and U.S. Highway 62 .
This is a route-map template for the Scenic Subdivision, a BNSF railway line in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.