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
surface form: Southwestern United States
connectsTo Chicago rail hub
ports in Southern California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Colorado River near present-day Needles, California
surface form: Colorado River near Needles
electrification not electrified
formerlyUsedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad
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
surface form: Western United States
operator BNSF Railway
ownedBy BNSF Railway
partOf BNSF Railway
surface form: BNSF Railway network

BNSF Southern Transcon
passesThrough Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California

Colorado
Illinois
Kansas
Mojave Desert
Needles, California
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
railGauge standard gauge
servesRegion Great Plains
Midwest
western United States
surface form: 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 Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: Burlington Northern line
Clovis transportInfrastructure Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway lines
Carquinez Pass traversedBy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway line
Victorville, California transportInfrastructure Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway lines
Harvey House Railroad Depot locatedOn Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway mainline
Lower West Side traversedBy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks
Essex, California locatedAlong Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway mainline
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad operatedRoute Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: Chicago–Denver main line
Fullerton Transportation Center railLine Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway main line
Hesperia isServedBy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway mainline (nearby through Victor Valley)
Burlington station (Amtrak) adjacentTo Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway main line
BNSF Seattle Subdivision partOf Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway Pacific Northwest main line
Cajon Canyon hasRailCorridor Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway main line
Fairview Avenue station isOnCorridor Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
Winona, Arizona hasNearbyRailway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway main line
Barstow Amtrak station locatedOn Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
this entity surface form: BNSF Railway main line