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RailState shines spotlight on Union Pacific and BNSF train length in Southwest

By | June 24, 2024

Union Pacific ran several 20,000-foot trains on the Sunset Route, while BNSF’s longest stretched 16,800 feet on the Southern Transcon, according to an analysis of 10 days of traffic

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