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The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
Southern Pacific undertook double-tracking large portions of the route starting in 1909. [4] [5] The track through Tunnel Number 6 at the summit was mothballed (though not formally abandoned) in 1993. [6] Between 2002 and 2005, the right of way was depressed into a trench through Reno to eliminate the 11 level crossings in the downtown area. [7]
The line largely consists of the original Western Pacific East Bay main line between Oakland and Niles. The line between Newark and Fremont was originally laid out by the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The line features a street running section along Embarcadero in Oakland. [2]
The line was largely built by the Southern Pacific Railway in the late 1800s. The tracks between Sacramento and Lathrop run on the route of the original Central Pacific Railroad . The branch line from Lathrop reached Goshen in August 1872, Delano in July the following year, and had extended past Bakersfield to Caliente in 1875. [ 6 ]
In 1901, Southern Pacific Company proposed building a long tunnel via a new alignment to both lower the track elevation and cut several miles off of the Donner Pass route. [3] Bores with lengths up to 18 miles (29 km) in length were reportedly considered, but an option for a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) tunnel route was under consideration as late as 1912.
This is a route-map template for the Yuma Subdivision, a Union Pacific railway line in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The railroad as it crosses the freeway in the Altamont Pass. The Oakland Subdivision is a Union Pacific Railroad line in the U.S. state of California.It extends from Stockton in the east to Oakland, [1] crossing the Diablo Range at Altamont Pass and traversing Niles Canyon.
The Union Pacific Railroad was the third railway to lay tracks through Fullerton and to build a depot. [13] This helped firmly establish Fullerton as the regional rail center for northern Orange County. [citation needed] The 1923 Mission Revival style building was designed by John and Donald Parkinson. [14]