BNSF TRAIN SYMBOL CONTENT
Example: BNSF H-CHCGAL1-01
Character 1: Identifies type of train (see below)
Character 2-4: Identifies the origin station (3 alpha
character abbreviation). Locals and
Road Switchers will indicate division
abbreviation.
Character 5-7: Identifies the destination station
(3 alpha character abbreviation). Locals
and Road Switchers will be a numeric identifier.
Character 8*: Identifies the section number for train operated.
1-1st section of train out of origin 2-2nd section of train out of origin 3-Unscheduled train 4-Designates HAZMAT trains 5-Unscheduled train 7-Designates Electric Brakes or Distributed Power 8-Critical Arrival 2nd section out of origin
Character 9-10*: Calendar day of the month the train originates
(two numeric charater).
* EXCEPT COAL AND TACONITE TRAINS
These trains will carry the sequence of the train from January 1
of each year in these fields.
example: C BAMCHM0 01 reflects the first train of the year
C BAMCHM1 99 reflects the 199th train of the year
TRAIN TYPES
A Amtrak Train B Bare Table Intermodal Train C Loaded Unit Coal Train D Light Engines E Empty Unit Coal Train F Foreign Railroad Detour Train over BNSF G Loaded Unit Grain Train H High Priority Merchandise Train I Deadhead Crew Moves J HIWIDE Dimensional Special K Helpers L Local Train (regularly scheduled) M Normal Priority Merchandise Train N Hours of Service Relief Special O Officers Special P Premium Service Intermodal Train Q Guaranteed Service Intermodal Train R Road Switcher (regularly scheduled) S Intermodal Stack Train T Transfer Service (Interchange Delivery/Receipt) U Unit Train Other Than Coal or Grain V Vehicle Train (Auto Parts/Automobiles) W Work Train X Empty Unit Grain Train Y Yard Job (regularly scheduled) Z UPS - LTL Guaranteed Service Intermodal Train
BNSF Three-Character Station Abbreviations | |
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AAL ALMA WI ABE ABERDEEN SD ABI ABILENE KS ABJ ABELINJCT MN ABN ALBINA OR ABQ ALBUQUERQ NM AKC ARKCITY KS ALB ALBANY OR ALL ALLOREDOC WI ALN ALLIANCE NE ALT ALLIANCE TX ALW ALLOUEZ WI AMA AMARILLO TX AMO AMORY MS AUB AUBURN WA AUI AURORA IL AUN AURORA NE AVN ALVIN TX AVO AVONDALE LA BAI BARSTOW IL BAK BAKERSFIELD CA BAR BARSTOW CA BCY BOISE CITY OK BEA BEARDSTOW IL BEI BETTENDORF IA BEL BELEN NM BEU BEULAH ND BIE BIEBER CA BIR BIRMINGHAM AL BLV BELLVILLE TX BMN BECKER MN BNT BEAUMONT TX BOR BORON CA BOY BOYLSTON WI BRE BRECKENRI MN BRU BRUSH CO BSC BIGSTOCIT SD BUR BURLINGTO IA BWW BROWNWOOD TX CAE CANTON IL CAS CASPER WY CDZ CADIZ CA CEI CENTRALIA IL CHA CHAFFEE MO CHC CICERO IL CHE CHEYENNE WY CHH CHILLICOT IL CHI CHICAGO IL CLB CLEBURNE TX CLO CLOVIS NM CMT COLSTRIP MT COH COHASSET MN COL COLUMBUS OH COR CORONADO AZ COU COURTLAND KS CPS CORPUS CHRISTI TX CRI CRESTON IA CRL CARLSBAD NM CSP COLSPRING CO CTS CACTUS WA DAM DAYBLUFF MN DAV DAVIS OK DDC DODGE CITY KS DEC DECKER MT DEM DEMING NM DEN DENVER CO DET DETROIT MI DFI DEFIANCE NM DIC DICKINSON ND DIL DILWORTH MN DMO DESMOINES IA EAP EAGLE PASS TX EDG EDGEMONT SD EDW EDWARDS CA ELP EL PASO TX EMP EMPORIA KS ENI ENID OK EOL EOLA IA ESJ ESTJOHNS OR ESL ESTLOUIS IL ETT ETTER TX EVE EVERETT WA FAR FARGO ND FCN FALCITY NE FJC FALJCT CA FOR FORSYTH MT FRS FRESNO CA FSC FT SCOTT KS FTH FT HOOD TX FTL FTLEWIS WA FTM FTMADISON IA FTW FT WORTH TX GAL GALESBURG IL GAR GARRETSON SD GAT GALVESTON TX GFD GRAFORKS ND GIL GILLETTE WY GLE GLENDIVE MT GLS GLASGOW MT GNT GAINESVILLE TX GRF GREFALLS MT GRJ DAVE WY GTW GATEWAY IA GTY GENTILLY LA GUE GUERNSEY WY GUO GUTHRIE OK GUP GALLUP NM HAS HASTINGS NE HAU HAUSER ID HCH HUTCHINSON KS HEL HELENA MT HOU HOUSTON TX HSP HESPERIA CA HVR HAVRE MT INB INTERBAY WA IOL IOLA TX IOW IOWPOWLIG IA IRB [?] IRVING TX ISU ISUGENSTA IA JAM JAMESTOWN ND JOJ JOPPOWPLA IL JOL JOLIET IL JOS JOSCITY AZ KCK KANCITY KS KCM KANCITY MO KEE KEEWATIN MN KEL KELKER CO KIE KIEWIT WY KLF KLAFALLS OR |
KLL KELLAKE MN KML KINMILL TX KUE KUEHN MT LAC LOSANGELE CA LAJ LAJUNTA CO LAU LAUREL MT LAW LACROSSE WI LGB LONBEACH CA LGV LONGVIEW TX LIN LINCOLN NE LUB LUBBOCK TX LVJ LONJCT WA MAD MADISON IL MAN MANDAN ND MAO MADILL OK MAS UNIELECOA MO MCI MCCOOK IL MCN MCCOOK NE MEA COOK IL MEM MEMPHIS TN MIN MINOT ND MIS MISSOULA MT MLT MILL TX MOB MOBILE AL MOD MODEMPJCT CA MOJ MOJAVE CA MOL MOBA WY MPW MINPOWLIG MN MQA MINNEQUA CO NEE NEEDLES CA NER NERJCT MT NEW NEWTON KS NIX NIXON CO NOG NORTHGATE ND NOY NOYES MN NPT NORTHPORT NE NSL NSTLOUIS MO NTW NORTHTOWN MN NWE NEWWESTMI BC NWO NEW ORLEANS LA OKC OK. CITY OK OKO OKLAUNION TX OLN OOLAGAH OK OMA OMAHA NE OTM OTTUMWA IA PAD PADUCAH KY PAM PALOS AL PAP PAWJCT CO PAS PASCO WA PEA PEARLAND TX PED PEDERNAL NM PEI PEORIA IL PEN PENSACOLA FL PHX PHOENIX AZ PLX PLAINVIEW TX PRY PERRY OK PTL PORTLAND OR PUE PUEBLO CO PUR PURCELL OK PVO PROVO UT QUA QUANAH TX RAV RAVENNA NE RCI ROCISLAND IL RDR REDROCK OK RIC RICHMOND CA ROB ROBBANK BC ROO ROOSEVELT WA RRB RIVERBANK CA RSP RUSTLER SPGS TX RTN RATON NM RTR RUSTOWER MO SAD SADLER MO SAG SAGINAW TX SBD SANBERNAR CA SBY SIBLEY MO SDG SANDIEGO CA SEA SEATTLE WA SES SESSER IL SHA SHATTUCK OK SHG SHATTUC IL SHM SHELBY MT SHW SHERIDAN WY SIO SIOCITY IA SJO STJOSEPH MO SLA SLATON TX SLC SALLAKCIT UT SLG SELIGMAN AZ SND STANTON ND SNT SAN ANTONIO TX SNY SNYDER OK SPM SPRINGFIE MO SPO SPOKANE WA SPR SPRINGERV AZ SSB SILSBEE TX SSE SSEATTLE WA STC STCLOUD MN STE STERLING CO STL STLOUIS MO STO STOCKTON CA STP STPAUL MN SUM SUMAS WA SUP SUPERIOR WI SUR SUPERIOR NE SVL SOMERVILLE TX SWE SWEGRASS MT SWR SWEETWATER TX SXR STREATOR IL TAC TACOMA WA TCM TECUMSEH KS TEA TEAGUE TX THA THAYER MO THM THOHILL MO TOP TOPEKA KS TPL TEMPLE TX TRI TRINIDAD CO TRO TROY MT TUL TULSA OK UNY UNIYARD MN VAU VAUGHN NM VAW VANCOUVER WA VBC VANCOUVER BC VVC VICTORVIL CA WAT WATSON CA WCF WICHITA FALLS TX WEN WENATCHEE WA WHH WHITEHALL MT WHI WHITEFISH MT WIL WILLISTON ND WIN WINSLOW AZ WIS WISHRAM WA WLB WILLBRIDG OR WLG WELLINGTO KS WLM WILLMAR MN WND WENDOVER WY WNK WAYNOKA OK WNP WINNIPEG MB WOM WOLPT MT WQM WQUINCY MO WRK WRIGHT KS WSP WILSPRING IL WSU WARSPUR TX WTA WICHITA KS YCY YORK CANYON NM |
| BNSF Coal Train Three-Character Station Abbreviations | |
ABM KUEHN MT ABSALOKA MINE AJC ABELINJCT MN CP TO COLUMBIA WI WPL ALM ALMA WI DAIRYLAND POWER MADGET PLANT AMH AMARILLO TX SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE HARRINGTON PLANT ARN ARBOR NE OMAHA PUBLIC PWR DIST CITY PLANT ATM CONJCT WY ANTELOPE MINE AVM BEULAH ND ANTELOPE VALLEY MINE BAM BELAYR WY BELLE AYR MINE BDM AUBURN WA BLACK DIAMOND MINE BEN BECKER MN NSP BES BECKER MN SMMPA BHM KIEWIT WY BIG HORN MINE BKM BUCJCT WY BUCKSKIN MINE BLC BILMONPO MT MONTANA POWER CO CORRETT PLANT BMM STLOUIS MO BURNING STAR MINE BSB BIGSTOCIT SD OTTERTAIL POWER BIG STONE CITY PLANT BSM BIGSKY MT BIGSKY MINE BTM THUJCT WY BLACK THUNDER MINE BUM BULMT MT BULL MOUNTAIN MINE CAM CABJCT WY CABALLO MINE CBC IOWPOWLIG IA MID AMERICAN ENERGY COUNCIL BLUFFS PLANT CDM CORDERO WY CORDERO MINE CEC CENTRALIA WA PACIFICORP CENTRALIA STEAM PLANT CEG CENTRALIA IL PUBLIC SERVICE OF INDIANA GIBSON PLANT CHB CHICAGO IL NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CHG CHICAGO IL TO BRC KCBX RAIL TO WATER FACILITY CHJ CHICAGO IL TO ICG COMMONWEALTH EDISON PLAINS PLANT CHK CHICAGO IL TO BRC KCBX RAIL TO WATER FACILITY CHM CHICAGO IL TO CR DETROIT EDISON MONROE PLANT CHS CHICAGO IL TO CR NIPSCO WHEATFIELD PLANT CHW CHICAGO IL TO CSX CONSUMERS POWER WEST OLIVE PLANT CIK CHICAGO IL TO BRC COMMONWEALTH EDISON WILL COUNTY CIM CHICAGO IL TO GTW DETROIT EDISON MONROE PLANT CIS CHICAGO IL TO CSX DETROIT EDISON ST CLAIR PLANT CKM COACREJCT WY COAL CREEK MINE COB COHASSET MN MINNESOTA POWER BOSWELL PLANT CPM CLOPTJCT WY CLOVIS POINT MINE CRM ROJJCT WY CABALLO ROJO MINE CSN COLSPRING CO CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS NIXON PLANT CTM GIRARD IL CROWN TWO MINE DFM DRYFORJCT WY DRY FORK MINE DLH DILWORTH MN OTTERTAIL POWER HOOTLAKE PLANT DNA DENVER CO PSC ARAPAHOE PLANT DUD DUNFERMLI IL CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT DUNFERMLINE PLANT EBM EAGBUTJCT WY EAGLE BUTTE MINE EDM EDECKER MT EAST DECKER EOM EOLA IL NIPSCO MITCHELL PLANT EOS EOLA IL COMMONWEALTH EDISON STATE LINE PLANT FUM UNIJCT WY FT UNION MINE FWD FT WORTH TX CITY PUBLIC SERVICE SAN ANTONIO DEELY PLANT [via UP?] GAD GATEWAY IA RTW DAIRYLAND POWER GAI GATEWAY IA RTW INTERSTATE POWER GFA GRAFORKS ND AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR IOG IOLA TX TMPA GIBBONS CREEK PLANT JRM JACJCT WY JACOBS RANCH MINE KCC KANCITY MO GRDA CHOTEAU PLANT KCF KANCITY MO SWEPCO FLINT CREEK PLANT KCH KANCITY MO KCPL HAWTHORN PLANT KCL KANCITY MO KCPL LA KCN KANCITY MO GSU NELSON PLANT [near Lake Charles, LA, via KCS] KCS KANCITY MO APS SHADY POINT PLANT KCW KANCITY MO SWEPCO WELSH PLANT [near Cason, TX, via KCS] LRM LEERANCH NM LEE RANCH MINE MAH MADILL OK WESCO HUGO PLANT [WFEC at Ft. Towson via Kiamichi RR?] MCM NTIPPLE NM MCKINNEY MINE NORTH TIPPLE MEA METROPOLI IL COOK COAL TERMINAL AEP MEC COOK IL COOK COAL TERMINAL CAJUN ELECTRIC MEG COOK IL COOK COAL TERMINAL GENERIC MGM PADUCAH KY P & L RR MAGIC MINE MIB MINOT ND MANITOBA HYDRO BRANDON PLANT MIC MINNEQUA CO PSC MINNEQUA PLANT NAM NACJCT WY NORTH ANTELOPE MINE NEM NEWELKMIN CO NEW ELK MINE NOS NOYES MN MINITOBA HYDRO SELKIRK PLANT OBM SESSER IL OLD BEN MINE OMN OMAHA NE TO UPRR NORTH OMAHA OMW OMAHA NE COMMONWEALTH EDISON WAUKEGAN ILL PLANT ORM ORMINSIX IL ORIENT MINE SIX OTB OTTUMWA IA TO INM OTTUMWA WPL BELOIT ROCK RIVER PLANT OTL OTTUMWA IA TO INM OTTUMWA MIDAMERICA LOUISA PLANT OTR OTTUMWA IA TO INM OTTUMWA RIVERSIDE PLANT PAE PALOS AL ALABAMA POWER MILLER PLANT >>>(ECP BRAKES)<<< PEH PEORIA IL COMMONWEALTH EDISON HAVANNA PLANT PEP PEORIA IL COMMONWEALTH EDISON POWERTON PLANT RBE ROBBANK BC ROBERTS BANK EXPORT RBM COLSTRIP MT ROSEBUD MINE RCM ROCHELLE WY ROCHELLE MINE RIP ROCISLAND IL ISU CEDAR RAPIDS RLM RENLAKMIN IL RENDLAKE MINE RTT RUSTOWER MO UE RUSH ISLAND PLANT (TROUGH TRAIN) RWM RAWJCT WY RAWHIDE MINE RXM MEMPHIS TN CAROLINE POWER ROXBORO PLANT SAI SADLER MO KCPL SADLER IATAN PLANT SCM NERJCT MT SPRINGCREEK MINE SFD SPRINGFIE MO CITY OF SPRINGFIELD KISSICK & BROOKLINE SJL STJOSEPH MO ST JOESEPH POWER & LIGHT LAKE ROAD PLANT SLG NSTLOUIS MO AMERICAN COMMERCIAL TERMINAL (GENERIC) SLJ NSTLOUIS MO CAJUN ELECTRIC ACT SLP SMITHERS LAKE TX HOUSTON LIGHT & POWER PARRISH PLANT SPC DAYBLUFF MN TO CP WPL COLUMBIA WI> SPW DAYBLUFF MN TO CP WPS WESTON WI STS STANTON ND BASIN ELECTRIC STANTON PLANT SUD SPUERIOR WI MERC DETROIT EDISON TCN DAYBLUFF MN NSP TWIN CITIES PLANT THH THOHOLL MO AECR THOMAS HILL PLANT UNK UNIYARD MN TO UPRR NSP KING PLANT VIL VIRGINIA MN MINN POWER TO DM&R LASKIN PLANT WAG STERLING CO NPPD GERALD GENTLEMAN PLANT WDM DECKER MT WEST DECKER MINE YCY YORCANYON NM YORK CANYON | |