The name traces its origins to the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway, a Southern Pacific Railroad subsidiary which was known as the Sunset Route as early as 1874.[citation needed] The line was built by several different companies and largely consolidated under Southern Pacific. The first trains departed for through service between Los Angeles and New Orleans on February 5, 1883.[2]
Upon Southern Pacific Railroad's merger with Union Pacific in 1996, less than 25% of the route was double-tracked.[3] Efforts to expand double-trackage were ongoing as of the late 2000s and early 2010s,[4] with over 70% of the route having two tracks by 2012.[3]
The line is primarily used for freight by the Union Pacific. BNSF shares ownership of the Lafayette Subdivision.[5] By 2007, 45 trains daily were operating through Maricopa, Arizona.[4] The AmtrakSunset Limited operates three round-trips weekly over the entirety of the route with the Texas Eagle attached between San Antonio and Los Angeles.
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This article is about the modern transcontinental railroad For the historical rail line see Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway The Sunset Route is a main line of the Union Pacific Railroad running between Southern California and New Orleans Louisiana 1 Sunset RouteUnion Pacific GE AC4400CW No 7277 leads between a wind farm and desert land outside the town of Cabazon in Riverside County CaliforniaOverviewStatusoperationalOwnerUnion Pacific RailroadLocalesouthwestern United StatesTerminiLos Angeles CaliforniaNew Orleans LouisianaServiceOperator s Union Pacific Amtrak BNSF partial TechnicalNumber of tracks1 2Track gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeThe name traces its origins to the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway a Southern Pacific Railroad subsidiary which was known as the Sunset Route as early as 1874 citation needed The line was built by several different companies and largely consolidated under Southern Pacific The first trains departed for through service between Los Angeles and New Orleans on February 5 1883 2 Upon Southern Pacific Railroad s merger with Union Pacific in 1996 less than 25 of the route was double tracked 3 Efforts to expand double trackage were ongoing as of the late 2000s and early 2010s 4 with over 70 of the route having two tracks by 2012 3 Contents 1 Usage 2 Subdivisions 3 See also 4 ReferencesUsage editThe line is primarily used for freight by the Union Pacific BNSF shares ownership of the Lafayette Subdivision 5 By 2007 45 trains daily were operating through Maricopa Arizona 4 The Amtrak Sunset Limited operates three round trips weekly over the entirety of the route with the Texas Eagle attached between San Antonio and Los Angeles Subdivisions editvteYuma SubdivisionLegend nbsp Alhambra Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp Mojave Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision nbsp nbsp Palm Springs nbsp 610 9 Indio nbsp nbsp Forumelev 205 ft 62 m nbsp nbsp nbsp Niland Geyser nbsp 667 5 Niland nbsp nbsp Calexico Subdivision nbsp nbsp CaliforniaArizona nbsp Colorado River nbsp nbsp Yuma Valley Railway nbsp 732 7 Yuma nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 737 5 East Yard nbsp nbsp nbsp Gila Subdivision nbsp vteGila SubdivisionLegend nbsp Yuma Subdivision nbsp nbsp Yuma nbsp nbsp nbsp Roll Industrial Lead 6 nbsp nbsp Maricopa nbsp nbsp nbsp Phoenix Subdivision nbsp nbsp Tucson nbsp nbsp nbsp Sun Link nbsp nbsp Nogales Subdivision nbsp Tucson Yard nbsp Lordsburg Subdivision nbsp vteLordsburg SubdivisionLegend nbsp Gila Subdivision nbsp nbsp Tucson Yard nbsp nbsp Port of Tucson Railway nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Benson nbsp nbsp San Pedro Valley Railroad nbsp nbsp nbsp Arizona Electric PowerCompany Spur nbsp nbsp nbsp Arizona Eastern Railway nbsp ArizonaNew Mexico nbsp nbsp Arizona Eastern Railway nbsp Lordsburg nbsp Tucson Service Unit nbsp nbsp nbsp Phelps Dodge Industrial Railroad nbsp Continental Divide Wilnaelev 4 584 ft 1 397 m nbsp nbsp Southwestern Railroad nbsp Deming nbsp nbsp Southwestern Railroad nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp New MexicoTexas Rio Grande nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp BNSF El Paso Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp El Paso nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dallas Yard nbsp Valentine SubdivisionvteValentine SubdivisionLegend nbsp Lordsburg Subdivision nbsp nbsp Dallas Yard nbsp nbsp to BNSF nbsp nbsp Tucumcari Line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Toyah Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp TXPF nbsp Paisano Passelev 5 078 ft 1 548 m nbsp nbsp TXPF nbsp Sanderson SubdivisionvteSanderson SubdivisionLegend nbsp Valentine Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp TXPF nbsp Alpine nbsp nbsp Sanderson nbsp nbsp Pecos River High Bridgeover Pecos River nbsp Comstock nbsp nbsp Del Rio nbsp Del Rio SubdivisionvteDel Rio SubdivisionLegend nbsp Sanderson Subdivision nbsp nbsp Del Rio nbsp nbsp nbsp to Eagle Pass nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Knippa nbsp nbsp Medina Spur nbsp Martin Asphalt nbsp nbsp Medina Line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp San Antonio Intermodal Terminal nbsp nbsp nbsp BNSF Cadet Yard nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Laredo Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Austin Subdivision nbsp nbsp Rockport Subdivision nbsp nbsp Kerrville Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp San Antonio nbsp nbsp SwRI Locomotive Technology Center nbsp nbsp East Side Yard nbsp nbsp nbsp Austin Subdivision Mainline 2 nbsp nbsp Cuero Industrial Lead nbsp Kirby nbsp Glidden SubdivisionvteGlidden SubdivisionLegend nbsp Del Rio Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp TXGN nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Cuero Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Garwood Lead nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp BNSF Galveston Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp KCS Rosenberg Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp BNSF Galveston Subdivision nbsp nbsp Houston Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp METRORail Operations Center nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Houston West Belt nbsp nbsp BNSF Mykawa Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Galveston Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp PTRA Strang SubdivisionvteLafayette SubdivisionLegend nbsp UP Houston Subdivision nbsp Union Tank Car Company nbsp nbsp nbsp KMCO LP nbsp nbsp Beaumont Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp UP Beaumont Subdivision nbsp Sunnyside nbsp Beaumont nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp BNSF Silsbee Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UP nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp KCS Beaumont Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Neches River nbsp nbsp KCS Beaumont Subdivision nbsp nbsp Optimus Steel nbsp nbsp Trinity Industries nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SBN nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp TexasLouisiana Sabine River nbsp nbsp nbsp to Roy S Nelson Generating Plant nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UP Lake Charles Subdivision nbsp nbsp Rosebluff Industrial Lead nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Lake Charles nbsp Lake Charles station nbsp nbsp Lake Charles Industrial Lead nbsp nbsp UP Lake Charles Subdivision nbsp BNSF Yard nbsp nbsp nbsp AKDN nbsp nbsp BNSF Lafayette Yard nbsp nbsp LDRR nbsp Lafayette nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp LDRR nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp New Iberia nbsp nbsp nbsp LDRR nbsp nbsp nbsp LDRR nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Berwick Bay Bridgeover Atchafalaya River nbsp nbsp Schriever nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp LDRR nbsp nbsp nbsp UP Livonia Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UP Livonia Subdivision nbsp UP Avondale SubdivisionvteTerminal SubdivisionLegend nbsp UP BNSF Lafayette Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Houston East Belt nbsp Englewood Yard nbsp nbsp PTRA Strang Subdivision nbsp Englewood Intermodal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Houston West Belt nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp White Oak Bayou nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp METRORail nbsp nbsp nbsp University of Houston Downtown nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Houston nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Eureka Subdivision nbsp nbsp Brays Bayou nbsp nbsp nbsp Glidden SubdivisionThe Union Pacific has divided the Sunset Route into these subdivisions for operational purposes Yuma Subdivision Gila Subdivision Lordsburg Subdivision Valentine Subdivision Sanderson Subdivision Del Rio Subdivision Glidden Subdivision Houston Subdivision Lafayette Subdivision Terminal SubdivisionSee also edit nbsp Trains portalCentral Corridor Union Pacific Railroad Southern TransconReferences edit UPRR Common Line Names PDF Map Union Pacific Railroad Retrieved January 4 2009 Hofsomm Donovan L 1986 The Southern Pacific 1901 1985 Texas A amp M University Press p 5 ISBN 9781603441278 a b Petrillo Alan M December 5 2012 Union Pacific double track work hits Northwest Tucson The Northwest Explorer Retrieved August 9 2021 a b Giumette Joe Giumette November 14 2007 Union Pacific moving ahead with double track plans inMaricopa Retrieved August 9 2021 Bowen Douglas John December 2 2014 STB to weigh key trackage rights case Railway Age Retrieved August 9 2021 Bourque Scott September 23 2019 Q amp AZ What Happened To The Railroad Line West Of Phoenix KJZZ 91 5 Retrieved August 16 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