Colton Crossing
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Colton Crossing is a major historic railroad junction in Colton, California, where multiple key rail lines intersect.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
railroad grade crossing ⓘ railroad junction ⓘ |
| category |
Rail infrastructure in California
ⓘ
Rail junctions in the United States ⓘ Transportation in San Bernardino County, California ⓘ |
| connects |
Los Angeles Basin to the east via BNSF
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ⓘ
Los Angeles Basin to the east via Union Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
BNSF Railway line
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ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad line NERFINISHED ⓘ former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line ⓘ former Southern Pacific Railroad line ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1000 feet ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
BNSF Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Railroad Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gradeSeparationCompleted | 2013 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key junction for freight traffic between Los Angeles and the rest of the United States
ⓘ
major bottleneck in Southern California rail traffic ⓘ |
| inception | 1883 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colton, California
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ⓘ
Inland Empire ⓘ San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
Sunset Route
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ⓘ
Transcon (BNSF transcontinental mainline) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Interstate 10
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ⓘ
Interstate 215 NERFINISHED ⓘ San Bernardino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Redlands, California
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ⓘ
Riverside, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1883 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern California rail network
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ⓘ
U.S. transcontinental rail network ⓘ |
| projectCost | approximately 202 million US dollars ⓘ |
| projectName | Colton Crossing Grade Separation Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve freight mobility
ⓘ
reduce rail congestion ⓘ reduce train idling and emissions ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| status | grade-separated ⓘ |
| structureType | railroad diamond crossing (historically) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
BNSF Railway
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ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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