Southern Pacific Lines

Coast Line Division 

“The Route of the Octopus”

 
 

General Information

Unit Train Symbols

  1. Unit trains from 1982, 1985 and new symbols still operating in 1987 and 1989. Most of these trains are seasonal. Some, although listed in the blocking book, never operated.


  1. ARBDLArenal to Bender, TX stone 85 - ARBDU 87-89

  2. ARBTUArenal to Beaumont, TX stone 87

  3. ARCLUArenal to Clodine, TX stone 87-88

  4. ARDYLArenal to Dayton, TX stone 85 - ARDYU 87

  5. ARGKLArenal to Galena Park, TX stone 82-85 - ARGKU 87

  6. ARMYUArenal to Melendy, TX stone 87

  7. ARSFUArenal to Stafford, TX stone 87


  9. BANDBBarnum and Bailey circus train 86-89

  10. BDARNBender to Arenal stone empties 85

  11. BDBMUBender to Beckman stone empties 87

  12. BEGFNBeaumont to New Gulf, TX sulfur empties 82-85

  13. BKDOLBakersfield (Saco) to Dolores Shell Oil unit train 85 - BKDOU 87-89

  14. BKTRSBakersfield to Tracy, CA sugar beets 82-85

  15. BKWJSBakersfield to Watsonville Jct, CA sugar beets 82-85

  16. BKWLSBakersfield to Woodland, CA sugar beets 82-85

  17. BMBDLBeckman to Bender, TX stone 85 - BMBDU 87

  18. BMBTUBeckman to Beaumont, TX stone 87

  19. BMCLUBeckman to Clodine, TX stone 87

  20. BMDYLBeckman to Dayton, TX stone 82-85 - BMDYU 87

  21. BMGKLBeckman to Galena Park, TX stone 82-85 - BMGKU 87

  22. BMGRUBeckman to Gregory, TX stone 87-88

  23. BMMYUBeckman to Melendy, TX stone 87

  24. BMSALBeckman to San Antonio, TX (MP) stone 82-85

  25. BMSFUBeckman to Stafford, TX stone 87

  26. BMVIUBeckman to Victoria, TX stone 87

  27. BTARUBeaumont to Arenal stone empties 87

  28. BTBMUBeaumont to Beckman stone empties 87

  29. BTBMUBeaumont to Beckman stone empties 87


  31. CCSKLCorpus Christi, TX to Sparks, NV coke 82-85

  32. CLBMUClodine to Beckman stone empties 87

  33. CWCCGAT&SF Caldwell to Corpus Christi grain 87

  34. DHECGBN Dalhart to El Centro grain 87-89

  35. DHNGLBN Dalhart to Nogales NDM grain 85

  36. DHTULBN Dalhart to Tucson grain 85 - DHTUG 87

  37. DHWCG BN Dalhart to West Colton grain 87

  38. DNBELDenison to Beaumont, TX grain 85

  39. DNGKLDenison to Galena Park, TX grain 82-85

  40. DNJPLDenison to Jacinto Park, TX grain 82-85

  41. DOBKNDolores to Bakersfield Shell Oil unit oil empties 85 - DOBKU 87

  42. DOKALDolores to Kaiser, CA ore 82-85

  43. DOMJNDolores to Mojave potash empties 85-89

  44. DYARNDayton to Arenal, TX stone empties 85 - DYARU 87

  45. DYBMNDayton to Beckman, TX empties 82-85 - DYBMU 87


  47. ECFRSEl Centro to Fresno, CA sugar beets 82

  48. ECGUSEl Centro to Guadalupe, CA sugar beets 85 - ECGUU 87-89

  49. ECTRSEl Centro to Tracy, CA sugar beets 82

  50. ECWJSEl Centro to Watsonville Jct, CA sugar beets 82

  51. ECWLSEl Centro to Woodland, CA sugar beets 82

  52. ECYUSEl Centro to Yuma sugar beets 85

  53. ELNKUElko, NV to Newark, CA brine train empties from UP train ROELE 87-88

  54. ESGANEast St Louis, IL to Galveston, TX steel empties 82-85

  55. ESGKLEast St Louis, IL to Galena Park, TX grain 82-85 - ESGKG 87

  56. ESHOGEast St Louis, IL to Houston grain 87

  57. ESJPL         East St Louis, IL to Jacinto Park, TX grain 82-85

  58. ESLCLEast St Louis, IL to Lake Charles, LA grain 82-85

  59. FEKALFerrum to Kaiser, CA ore 82

  60. FRECLFresno to El Centro, CA grain 85

  61. FRECQFresno to El Centro, CA beet empties 82


  63. GAASLGalveston, TX to Alton & Southern RR, East St Louis, IL steel pipe 82

  64. GFBELNew Gulf to Beaumont, TX sulfur 82-85 GFBTS 86-89

  65. GKARNGalena Park to Arenal, TX stone empties

  66. GKBMNGalena Park to Beckman, TX stone empties 82-85 - GKBMU 87

  67. GKDNNGalena Park to Denison, TX grain empties 82-85

  68. GKESNGalena Park, TX to East St Louis, IL grain empties 82-85 - GKESG 87

  69. GKSPNGalena Park, TX Shreveport, LA grain empties 82-85

  70. GRBMUGregory to Beckman, TX rock empty 87-88

  71. GUWJQGuadalupe to Watsonville Jct, CA beet empties 82-85 GUWJU 86-87


  73. HNHUNOKT Herington to Hutchinson, KS grain empties 82-85

  74. HNTCNHerrington, KS to Tucumcari grain empties 82-85

  75. HOAUNHouston to Austin, TX ballast empties 82

  76. HOLUNHouston to Lufkin, TX pulp wood empties 82

  77. HRCCLHarlinen to Corpus Christi grain 85

  78. HUBTGHutchinson to Beaumont grain 87

  79. HUCCGHutchinson to Corpus Christi grain 87

  80. HUGAGHutchinson to Galveston grain 87

  81. HUHNLHutchinson to Herington, KS grain 82-85

  82. HUHOGHutchinson to Houston grain 87


  84. JPDNNJacinto Park to Denison, TX grain empties 82-85

  85. JPESN         Jacinto Park, TX to East St Louis, IL grain empties 82-85

  86. JPSPN         Jacinto Park, TX to Shreveport, LA grain empties 82-85

  87. KADONKaiser to Dolores, CA ore empties 82-85

  88. KAFENKaiser to Ferrum, CA ore empties 82

  89. KCECLKansas City to El Centro, CA grain 85 - KCECG 87

  90. KCEPGKansas City to El Paso grain 87

  91. KCGKLKansas City to Galena Park grain 85

  92. KCNGLKansas City to Nogales grain 85

  93. KCSFGKansas City to San Francisco grain 87

  94. KCSTGKansas City to Stockton grain 87

  95. KCTULKansas City to Tucson grain 85 - KCTUG 87

  96. KCTURKansas City to Tucson empty reefers 85

  97. KFSTGKlamath Falls to Stockton grain 86-88

  98. LBKALLong Beach to Kaiser, CA steel 82 - LBKAU 86-89

  99. LBLDULong Beach to Lordsburg copper concentrate 87-89

  100. LCESNLake Charles, LA to East St Louis, IL grain empties 82

  101. LDLBULordsburg to Long Beach empties 87-89

  102. LUHOLLufkin to Houston wood chips 82

  103. MJDOLMojave to Dolores potash 85

  104. MJLBPMojave to Long Beach potash 86-89

  105. MJOALMojave to Oakland, CA cement 82-85

  106. MYBMU Melendy to Beckman stone empties 87

  107. NKELUNewark, CA to Elko, NV brine train to UP train ELROB 87-88


  109. OAMJNOakland to Mojave, CA cement empties 82-85

  110. OAWJSOakland to Watsonville Jct, CA sugar beets 82-85

  111. OGFRLUP Ogden, UT to Fresno, CA grain 82-85

  112. OGPILUP Ogden, UT to Pittsburg, CA steel 82 OGPIU 86-89

  113. OGPTLUP Ogden, UT to Portland, OR grain 82-85

  114. OGRMLUP Ogden, UT to Richmond, CA oil 82

  115. OGRVGOgden to Roseville grain 87


  117. PIOGNAT&SF Pittsburg, CA to Ogden, UT steel empties 82

  118. PTDVG+ DVPTG

  119.                     698/699 from Portland, OR via SP to Ogden began as D&RGW train 199 out of Denver handling grain.


  121. RRAILribbon rail unit train 85

  122. RVBKQRoseville to Bakersfield, CA beet empties 82-85

  123. RVCALRoseville, CA to Carlin, NV cement 82-87

  124. RVFRQRoseville to Fresno, CA beet empties 82-85

  125. RVNPNRoseville, CA to North Platte, NB grain empties 82-85


  127. SABKNSan Antonio to Beckman stone empties 85

  128. SFBMUStafford to Beckman stone empties 87

  129. SKCCLSparks, NV to Corpus Christi, TX clinkers 82-85

  130. SLWJQSan Luis Obispo to Watsonville Jct, CA beet empties 82-85

  131. SPGKLShreveport, LA to Galena Park, TX grain 82-85

  132. SPJPL         Shreveport, LA to Jacinto Park, TX grain 82-85

  133. SQFRSSacramento to Fresno, CA sugar beets 82-85


  135. TEBELTopeka to Beaumont, TX grain 85

  136. TPBTGTopeka to Beaumont grain 87

  137. TRBKQTracy to Bakersfield, CA beet empties 82-85

  138. TRGUSTracy to Guadalupe, CA sugar beets 82-85

  139. TRRVSTracy to Roseville, CA sugar beets 82-85

  140. TUHOGTucson to Houston grain 87


  142. VAHNLVaughn, NM to Herington, KS rock 82

  143. VIBMUVictoria to Beckman stone empties 87


  145. WJBKQWatsonville Jct to Bakersfield, CA beet empties 82-85

  146. WJECQWatsonville Jct to El Centro, CA beet empties 82 WJECU 86-88

  147. WJGUSWatsonville Jct to Guadalupe, CA sugar beets 82-85 WJGUU 86-88

  148. WLECQWoodland to El Centro, CA beet empties 82-85

  149. YUECQYuma, AZ to El Centro, CA beet empties 82-85

  150. YUWJSYuma, AZ to Watsonville Jct, CA sugar beets 82-85

Southern Pacific Lines S.P. Unit Train Symbols (1982-1989)
General Information SP Unit Train Symbols
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