# Fresno Subdivision

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California railroad route

v t e Fresno Subdivision Legend Martinez Subdivision Placerville Industrial Lead SacRT light rail CCT Siemens Mobility Ione Lead Lodi Industrial Lead Lodi Sacramento Subdivision STE Stockton–Downtown BNSF Stockton Subdivision Oakland Subdivision Tracy Subdivision Manteca Transit Center Ripon Stanislaus River Modesto MET Tuolumne River Tidewater Subdivision Ceres Turlock Merced River Livingston Atwater Merced Intermodal Track Connection Merced CAHSR California High-Speed Rail Madera Spur Madera San Joaquin River San Joaquin River Viaduct SJVR West Side Subdivision Fresno BNSF Stockton Subdivision SJVR Clovis Subdivision SJVR Exeter Subdivision BNSF Bakersfield Subdivision SJVR Hanford Subdivision SJVR Goshen Subdivision Tulare Delano SJVR North Joint Subdivision SJVR Oil City Subdivision SJVR Landco Subdivision Bakersfield Bakersfield Yards BNSF Mojave Subdivision UP Mojave Subdivision

The **Fresno Subdivision** is a [railroad](/source/Railroad) in [California](/source/California) owned and operated by the [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad). Mostly built by the [Southern Pacific Railroad](/source/Southern_Pacific_Railroad) in the 1870s, the line traverses the [San Joaquin Valley](/source/San_Joaquin_Valley) on a northwest to southeast alignment.

## Route

The Fresno Subdivision runs past the [Stockton passenger station](/source/Robert_J._Cabral_Station), 2012

The Fresno Subdivision runs from [Sacramento, California](/source/Sacramento%2C_California) through the centers of several cities in the eastern [San Joaquin Valley](/source/San_Joaquin_Valley) to [Bakersfield, California](/source/Bakersfield%2C_California).[1] From its interchange with the [Martinez Subdivision](/source/Martinez_Subdivision) in the north, it runs south through [Elk Grove](/source/Elk_Grove%2C_California), [Lodi](/source/Lodi%2C_California),[1] [Stockton](/source/Stockton%2C_California),[2] [Manteca](/source/Manteca%2C_California),[3] [Modesto](/source/Modesto%2C_California), [Merced](/source/Merced%2C_California),[4] and [Madera](/source/Madera%2C_California) before entering Fresno. The line intersects with the [BNSF Railway](/source/BNSF_Railway) [Stockton Subdivision](/source/Stockton_Subdivision) at Stockton, forming the [Stockton Diamond](/source/Stockton_Diamond).[2] It largely parallels the [BNSF Railway](/source/BNSF_Railway) [Stockton Subdivision](/source/Stockton_Subdivision) and [California State Route 99](/source/California_State_Route_99).

## Operations

The line is primarily used for freight movements. As of 2003[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fresno_Subdivision&action=edit) a total of 16 trains daily operated between Fresno and Stockton, with 12 operating between Stockton and Sacramento.[5] The [San Joaquin Valley Railroad](/source/San_Joaquin_Valley_Railroad) has [trackage rights](/source/Trackage_rights) over the line south of Fresno.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

[Amtrak](/source/Amtrak) and the [Altamont Corridor Express](/source/Altamont_Corridor_Express) operate passenger trains over the northern segment of line. Altamont Corridor Express is also expanding its service area, with new stations along the line planned as far south as Merced.[3]

## History

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](/source/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] The merger of Southern Pacific and Union Pacific in 1996 brought the line under its current ownership.

Ten miles (16 km) of the line between Ceres and Turlock is expected to be [double-tracked](/source/Double_track_railway) as part of the Altamont Corridor Express expansion.[7]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-schematics_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-schematics_1-1) SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). ["California Passenger Rail Network Schematics"](https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/rail-mass-transportation/documents/f0009927-ca-rail-schematics-a11y.pdf) (PDF). California Department of Transportation.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Goldeen_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Goldeen_2-1) Goldeen, Joe (September 20, 2020). ["Feds chip in $20M for major Stockton railroad project"](https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2020/09/20/stockton-rail-project-awarded-20-m-federal-grant/5846852002/). The Record. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wyatt_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wyatt_3-1) Wyatt, Dennis (April 14, 2022). ["LINKING ACE WITH VALLEY LINK IN NORTH LATHROP"](https://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/local-news/linking-ace-valley-link-north-lathrop/). Manteca Bulletin. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Luczak, Marybeth (December 6, 2021). ["ACE Ceres-Merced Extension Project Advances"](https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregional/ace-ceres-merced-extension-project-advances/?RAchannel=news). Railway Age. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Union Pacific Tons per Train*](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/union-pacific-tonnage-map.pdf) (PDF) (Map). [Trains](/source/Trains_(magazine)). 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Daggett, Stuart (1922). [*Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific*](https://books.google.com/books?id=sFcGAAAAMAAJ). New York: Ronald Press Company. p. 126.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Luczak, Marybeth (July 12, 2023). ["Transit Briefs: Caltrain, Metro-North, SJRRC, VIA Rail"](https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/transit-briefs-caltrain-metro-north-sjrrc-via-rail/). Railway Age. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

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