Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line

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The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor in the United States that carries heavy rail traffic across key western routes, including the desert region near Needles, California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freight rail corridor
railway line
connects Chicago metropolitan area
Midwestern United States
Southern California
Southwestern United States
connectsTo Chicago rail hub
ports in Southern California
country United States
crosses Colorado River near Needles
electrification not electrified
formerlyUsedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Burlington Northern Railroad
linked to: BNSF Railway
freightPriority high-priority intermodal
time-sensitive merchandise
hasSection Transcon segment through Needles, California
hasTrafficLevel heavy rail traffic
historicallyComposedOf former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway routes
former Burlington Northern Railroad routes
infrastructureType double-track main line
isPartOf transcontinental rail route
locatedIn Western United States
operator BNSF Railway
ownedBy BNSF Railway
partOf BNSF Railway network
linked to: BNSF Railway

BNSF Southern Transcon
passesThrough Arizona
California
Colorado
Illinois
Kansas
Mojave Desert
Needles, California
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
railGauge standard gauge
servesRegion Great Plains
Midwest
Pacific Southwest
signallingSystem Centralized Traffic Control
strategicImportance major west–east freight artery
use freight transport
usedFor automotive freight
intermodal freight
manifest freight
unit coal trains
unit grain trains

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Colorado River near present-day Needles, California nearbyInfrastructure Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Metra BNSF Railway Line formerName Burlington Northern line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Clovis transportInfrastructure Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway lines
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Carquinez Pass traversedBy BNSF Railway line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Victorville, California transportInfrastructure BNSF Railway lines
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Harvey House Railroad Depot locatedOn BNSF Railway mainline
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Lower West Side traversedBy Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Essex, California locatedAlong BNSF Railway mainline
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad operatedRoute Chicago–Denver main line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Fullerton Transportation Center railLine BNSF Railway main line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Hesperia isServedBy BNSF Railway mainline (nearby through Victor Valley)
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Burlington station (Amtrak) adjacentTo BNSF Railway main line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
BNSF Seattle Subdivision partOf BNSF Railway Pacific Northwest main line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Cajon Canyon hasRailCorridor BNSF Railway main line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Fairview Avenue station isOnCorridor Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Winona, Arizona hasNearbyRailway BNSF Railway main line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Barstow Amtrak station locatedOn BNSF Railway main line
linked to: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line