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The Southern Transcon is the main line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway between Los Angeles and Chicago. Almost entirely double-tracked for its 2,200 miles, the route traverses California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. Key cities along the route include Riverside, San Bernardino, Albuquerque, Amarillo and Kansas City. The Southern Transcon can see over 100 trains per day across much its route during peak days, and is one of the most important freight rail corridors in the United States (see map below).

Railroad freight tons, waybill sample 2010 Map created by Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Railroad Policy and Development (Office of Policy), based on Surface Transportation Board’s 2010 Carload Waybill Sample: https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0362

Electric rail in California:

California is already a hub of electric rail construction activity in the United States. The two largest projects under construction are the electrification of the CalTrain 45-mile rail commuter rail line from San Jose to San Francisco, and of course the longer-term, $60+ billion California High Speed Rail project connecting the northern and southern halves of the state.

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