Bakersfield Subdivision

Bakersfield Subdivision
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994.9 mi
1601.1 km
Stockton Subdivision enlarge…
994.3 mi
1600.2 km
UP Fresno Subdivision enlarge…
California High-Speed Rail
Laton District
967.8 mi
1557.5 km
 Hanford
SJVR
950.9 mi
1530.3 km
 Corcoran Visalia District
WFS
932.0 mi
1499.9 km
Colonel Allensworth
State Historic Park
913.0 mi
1469.3 km
 Wasco
California High-Speed Rail
 Shafter
Andrews Petro Spur
SJVR Landco Subdivision
Bakersfield Yard
887.7 mi
1428.6 km
Mojave Subdivision enlarge…
A BNSF freight train passes Corcoran station on the Bakersfield Subdivision, 2010

The Bakersfield Subdivision is a railway line in California owned and operated by the BNSF Railway. It runs from Fresno in the north where it connects to the Stockton Subdivision and Bakersfield in the south where it continues as the Mojave Subdivision.[1]

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 and becoming its Valley Subdivision. BNSF refurbished the line in February 2007, investing $16 million for upgrades along the route.[2] The Bakersfield Subdivision was damaged and closed for two days in 2023 due to flooding.[3]

  1. ^ Bartlett & West (June 2021). Network Map (PDF) (Map). BNSF.
  2. ^ Stagl, Jeff (April 2007). "Class Is boost 07 MOW budgets to keep up with track maintenance, capacity needs". Progressive Railraoding. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Report: Track Washout near Wasco, CA (Bakersfield Subdivision)". BNSF. March 13, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.