Stockton Subdivision

The Stockton Subdivision is a railroad line in the U.S. state of California owned by the BNSF Railway.[2] It runs from the Port of Richmond, where trains interchange with the Richmond Pacific Railroad, to Fresno where the railway continues south as the Bakersfield Subdivision or the Union Pacific Fresno Subdivision. The line was originally constructed by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad in the late 1890s before being acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. BNSF spent $17.5 million to upgrade track, bridges, and crossings along the line in 2005.[3]

Stockton Subdivision tracks in Franklin Canyon, February 1985

Stockton Subdivision
Port of Richmond Richmond Pacific Railroad Richmond Greenway Richmond UP Martinez Subdivision Rheem Franklin Tunnel (5,700 feet [1,700 m])[1]   Tunnel No. 4 (300 feet [91 m])[1] Muir Trestle Tunnel No. 5 (1,300 feet [400 m])[1] Walnut Creek 1164.0 mi 1873.3 km Port Chicago UP Tracy Subdivision 1151.9 mi 1853.8 km Antioch–Pittsburg Oakley planned Woodward Island bridge Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta Bacon Island Bridge San Joaquin River 1122.2 mi 1806 km Stockton Public Belt Railway 1121.4 mi 1804.7 km Stockton–San Joaquin Street 1120.6 mi 1803.4 km UP Fresno Subdivision UP Oakland Subdivision CCT Stockton Mechanical Department Stanislaus River Riverbank SERA Riverbank Subdivision Riverbank Yard 1091.25 mi 1756.2 km Modesto 1089.2 mi 1752.9 km MET Tuolumne River 1079.35 mi 1737.05 km Turlock–Denair Merced River 1056.0 mi 1699.5 km Merced California High-Speed Rail 1024.0 mi 1648 km Madera Fresno River Storey Madera planned California High-Speed Rail 999.7 mi 1608.9 km SJVR Clovis Subdivision 998.1 mi 1606.3 km Fresno Clovis Subdivision 996.7 mi 1604 km SJVR Exeter Subdivision UP Fresno Subdivision Calwa Yard 994.9 mi 1601.1 km Bakersfield Subdivision

Amtrak San Joaquins trains operate over the line from Bakersfield to Port Chicago.[4] Part of the right of way in and around Madera is planned to be utilized for the California High-Speed Rail line.