The Valley Division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ran from San Francisco to Barstow in California. It is currently in operation as the BNSF Railway's Stockton Subdivision and Bakersfield Subdivision.[1][2]
Much of the line south to Bakersfield, was constructed in the 1890s as part of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad. Passenger services between Richmond and Oakland began in June 1904.[3] Passenger service on that segment ended in the 1950s.[4]
The Valley Division and Los Angeles Division were merged into the "California Division" in 1988.[5]
However by 1996, BNSF had divided the line into four subdivisions:[6]