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Colton Crossing is a railway crossing situated in Colton, California, directly south of Interstate 10.It is where the Sunset Route and the Southern Transcon intersect.. First built in 1883, it was the site of one of the most intense frog wars in railroad construction history, leading to a personal confrontation between famed lawman Virgil Earp and California Governor Robert Waterman.
Service is envisioned to start at Los Angeles Union Station and run over the route of the Southwest Chief, switching to the valley's Union Pacific Railroad line at Colton to run over San Gorgonio Pass and terminating at Indio or Coachella.
The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
The Sunset Route's western terminus officially begins about 71 miles (115 km) east of Los Angeles, in West Colton, California.Going eastward, the route immediately faces steep inclines of up to 1.9% as it reaches 2,560 feet (780 m) in elevation at Beaumont Hill, near Palm Springs, California.
Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific. New York: Ronald Press Company. Signor, John R. (1988). The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company: Union Pacific's Historic Salt Lake Route. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. ISBN 0-87095-101-7. Solomon, Brian (1999). Southern Pacific Railroad. Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company.
Lambton/West Toronto Yards (CPKC, Marshalling) CPR Parkdale Yard (ex- CVR 1871–1883/ex-CPR 1883-1890s, marshalling and repair yards, closed and removed mid 1980s) Willowbrook Rail Maintenance Facility (GO Transit facility, ex-CN Mimico Yard , current Willowbrook Yard)
In the pre-Amtrak era the station not only had Santa Fe Railway trains, it also had Union Pacific Railroad trains. [citation needed] The trains of both railroads served disparate destinations in the west and in central United States. Local streetcar service was provided by the Pacific Electric on their Colton Line until 1942. [13]
This is a route-map template for the Colton Crossing, a California railway junction.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.