Southern Transcon (Chicago to Southern California)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Southern_Transcon_(Chicago_to_Southern_California)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkbp:busiestSegment Belen, NM to Clovis, NM
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Midwest
gptkb:West_Coast
Southwest
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Southern_California
gptkbp:freightTrainsPerDay over 100 in some segments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Transcon (Chicago to Southern California)
gptkbp:importantFor transcontinental freight movement
gptkbp:length approximately 2,200 miles
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Cajon_Pass
gptkb:Abo_Canyon
gptkb:Belen_Cutoff
gptkbp:notableFor high volume of intermodal traffic
gptkbp:opened late 19th century
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:California
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:primaryUse freight transportation
gptkbp:roadType mostly double-tracked
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Amtrak_Southwest_Chief
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5