It's an excellent article on the old Golden State Route. Look in the November 2001 Trains magazine, p. 34.
That route is commonly called the "Golden State" route. At the time of the merger it was mostly DTC with CTC "islands". It was a primary route for the intermodal and automotive products from Chicago and Kansas City to LA. In addition grain trains ran down to Dalhart and operated on trackage rights over the BNSF to Amarillo. The SP also had trackage rights over the BNSF from Amarillo to Ft Worth. The UP operated coal trains from Colorado over the BNSF via Pueblo to Stratford, then on the UP/SP/CRIP to Dalhart and south over the BNSF to Ft Worth and south Texas.
Dave H.
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
Hi,
I am modeling the Cotton Rock route from Kansas City to Dalhart Texas just after the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific merger in 1996. I know this time period is long after Rock Island had control of this line but it was the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific involvement along this rail line that I wanted to model.
I would like to know of a place on the web that might have information or photos of this rail line or any other place that would have information that might be used in modeling this section of the former Southern Pacific.
Thanks
BR