ATSF Train Symbols

Last revised: 22-1-1995
Originally compiled: 22-1-1995
Originally compiled by F.L. (Dutch) Shultz, Jr.
Maintained by Marc Chouinard

ATSF Numbered Trains

ATSF Numbered Trains have the following format #-###-## and today are mostly used for UPS trains.
The first # indicates the trains priority (just how hot is this train), with a 9 being the hottest and a 1 being the slowest.
The second and fourth #, are the area of origination and destination codes, as the following table shows:

ATSF Numbered Trains (mostly UPS)
First and Fourth Number	Location
1	Chicago area including Willow Springs
2	Illiois, Iowa and Missouri
3	Argentine Yard, Kansas City
4	Kansas, Colorado and East Oklahoma
5	East Texas
6	West Texas, West Oklahoma, Tennessee
7	Arizona, New Mexico and El Paso
8	Southern California including Barstow
9	Northern California (west of Barstow)

The third # describes the type of service as the following table shows:

ATSF Numbered Trains (mostly UPS)
Third Number	Type
0	General Freight
1	General Freight
2	General Freight
3	General Freight
4	General Freight
5	Mixed Freight
6	Mixed Freight
7	Intermodal
8	Intermodal
9	Intermodal

The last two #s indicate the day of the month that this train departed.

For Example: Train 1-983-24

would be low priority (indicated by the first number - 1)
leaving Richmond (Northern California) (indicated by the second number - 9)
being of type Intermodal (indicated by the third number - 8)
destined for Argentine Yard (indicated by the fourth number - 3)
leaving on the 24th day of that month (indicated by the fifth and sixth numbers - 24)

ATSF Lettered Trains

ATSF Lettered Trains have the following format X-XXXX#-##.
The first X describes the type of service as the following table shows:

ATSF Train Symbol Prefixes
Prefix	Designation
A	Amtrak Passenger
B	Bare Table
C	Unit Coal Train (Loaded)
D	Deadhead Power Moves
E	Unit Coal Train (Empty)
F	Foreign Lines, Detour Train
G	Unit Grain Train (Loaded)
H	High Priority Manifest Train
K	Helpers
L	Local Train (Regularly Scheduled)
M	Manifest Train
P	Premium Intermodal Train
Q	Guaranteed Intermodal Train
R	Roadswitcher (Regularly Scheduled)
S	Intermodal Double Stack Train
T	Transfer Cut (Interchange Deliveries or Receipt)
U	Unspecified Unit Train
V	Vehicle Train (Auto and Parts)
W	Work Train
X	Unit Grain Train (Empty)
Y	Yard Job (Regulary Schedled)
Z	Premium Guaranteed (UPS Service)

The second through fifth Xs, are the city of origination XX and destination XX codes, as the following table shows:

ATSF Train Symbol Code Locations
Code	Location
AB	Abilene, KS
AC	Arkansas City, KS
AD	Ardmore, OK
AE	Artesia, NM
AF	Ash Fork, AZ
AH	Ashland, KS
AI	Attica, KS
AL	Alvin, TX
AL	Alliance Yard, (Fort Worth, TX)
AM	Amerillo, TX
AN	Anthony, TX
AQ	Albuquerque, NM
AS	Altus, TX
AT	Atchison, KS
AU	Augusta, KS
AV	Avard, OK
BA	Barstow, CA
BC	Boise City, OK
BD	Brady, TX
BE	Belen, NM
BG	Borger, TX
BH	Birmingham, AL (BN Connection)
BI	Big Lift, CO
BK	Bakersfield, CA
BL	Bellville, TX
BM	Beaumont, TX
BN	Brenham, TX
BR	Brownwood, TX
BS	Boise Southern, LA
BV	Bartlettsville, OK
BW	Blackwell, OK
BY	Bay City, TX
CA	Canadian, TX
CB	Carlsbad, NM
CC	Chillicothe, IL
CD	Caldwell, TX
CE	Conroe, TX
CG	Clinton, OK
CH	Chicago, IL
CI	Cincinnati,OH
CL	Cleburne, TX
CM	Concordia, KS
CN	Chanute, KS
CO	Columbus, OH
CR	Carrollton, MO
CS	Colorado Springs, CO
CT	Cleta, TX
CU	Cushing, OK
CV	Clovis, NM
CW	Corwith Yard (Chicago, IL)
CX	Croxton, NJ
CY	Canyon, TX
CZ	Clelland, CO
DA	Dallas, TX
DB	Dublin, TX
DC	Dodge City, KS
DE	Defiance, NM
DM	Deming, NM
DU	Dumas, TX
DV	Denver, CO
ED	El Dorado, KS
EF	Elhart, IN
EL	Eagle Lake, TX
EM	Emporia, KS
EN	Enid, OK
EP	El Paso, TX
ER	Etter, OK
ES	East Saint Louis, IL
ET	Eton, MO
FD	Fredonia, KS
FH	Fort Hood, TX
FI	Fannett, TX
FL	Flagstaff, AZ
FM	Fort Madison, IA
FN	Florence, CO
FR	Fresno, CA
FS	fort Stockton, TX
FU	Fullerton, CA
FV	Fairview, OK
FW	Fort Worth, TX
GA	Gainesville, TX
GB	Great Bend, KS
GC	Garden City, KS
GL	Galesburg, IL
GM	Grand Rapids, MI
GN	Glendale, AZ
GP	Gallup, NM
GR	Grants, NM
GU	Guthrie, OK
GV	Galveston, TX
HA	Hamlin, TX
HB	Hobart Yard (Los Angeles, CA)
HD	Hodgekins, IL (GM Yard)
HE	Hereford, TX
HL	Holcomb, KS
HM	Hartman, CO
HO	Houston, TX
HR	Harper, KS
HU	Hutchinson, KS
HY	Hurley, NM
JC	Joseph City, AZ
JO	Joliet, IL
JS	Jasper, TX
JT	Jetmore, KS
KA	Kaiser, CA
KC	Kansas City, KS
KG	Kingman, KS
KI	Kingman, AZ
KM	Kings Mill, TX
KP	Kings Park, CA
KV	Cleveland, OH
KW	Kiowa, KS
LA	Los Angeles, CA
LB	Long Beach, CA
LC	Las Cruces, NM
LD	Larado, TX
LE	Lee Ranch Mine, NM
LF	Little Field, TX
LJ	La Junta, CO
LM	Lometa, TX
LO	Longview, TX
LR	Lamar, CO
LU	Lubbock, TX
LV	Las Vegas, NM
LW	Lawrence, KS
LY	Lyons, KS
MA	Miami, TX
MC	McCook, IL (Chicago, IL)
MD	Midlothian, TX
ME	Medicine Lodge, KS
ME	Memphis, TN (BN)
MJ	Mojave, CA
ML	Mill, TX
MN	Milano, TX
MO	Modesto, CA (Empire Junction)
MP	McPherson, KS
MR	Marceline, MO
MV	Mulvane, KS
NA	Navajo, AZ
NC	Coronado Generating Station at St Johns, AZ
NE	Needles, CA
NG	nogales, AZ
NW	Newton, KS
NY	New York (CR connection)
OA	Oakdale, LA
OK	Oklahoma City, OK
OL	Olathe, KS
OT	Ottawa, KS
OW	Owasso, KS
PA	Parker, AZ
PB	Pittsburg, CA
PC	Pecos, TX
PD	Pedernal, NM
PE	Pearlland, TX (Houston, TX)
PG	Pegs, NM
PI	Paris, TX
PM	Pampa, TX
PN	Plainview, TX
PO	Ponca City, OK
PR	Perry, OK
PS	Presidio, TX
PT	Pittsburg, KS
PU	Pueblo, CO
PV	Pauls Valley, OK
PW	Pawnee, OK
PX	Phoenix, AZ
PY	Perrytown, AZ
PZ	Purcell, OK
RA	Raton, NM
RD	Riverside, CA
RI	Richmond, CA
RN	Rincon, NM
RO	Rosenburg, TX
RR	Red Rock, OK
RS	Rustler Springs, NM
RV	Riverbank, CA
RW	Roswell, NM
SA	Salina, KS
SB	San Bernadino, CA
SC	Scott City, Ks
SD	San Diego, CA
SE	Seligman, AZ
SF	Santa Fe, NM
SG	Springfield, CO
SH	Shattuck, OK
SI	Silsbee, TX
SJ	St. Joseph, MO
SK	Selkerk, NY (CR connection)
SL	Slaton, TX
SM	Somerville, TX
SN	San Angelo, TX
SO	Sacramento, CA
SP	San Pedro, CA
SQ	St. Francis, TX
SR	Streator, IL (Chicago, IL)
SS	Shawnee, OK
ST	Stockton, CA (Mormon Yard)
SU	Superior, NE
SV	Santanta, KS
SW	Sweetwater, TX
SX	Smithers Lake, TX
SY	Sibley, MO
SZ	San Augustine, TX
TC	Texas City, TX
TE	Temple, TX
TI	Tulia, TX
TL	Tulsa, OK
TM	Tecumseh, KS
TN	Tenaha, TX
TP	Topeka, KS
TR	Trinidad, CO
TU	Tucson, AZ
TU	Tulia, TX
VV	Victorville, CA
WA	Waynoka, OK
WC	Wichita, KS
WD	White Deer, TX
WF	Winfield, KS
WI	Winslow, AZ
WJ	Williams Junction, AZ
WK	Wasco, CA
WL	Wellington, KS
WN	Winnie, TX
WO	Woodward, OK
WS	Willow Springs, IL (Chicago, IL)
WT	Watson, CA
YC	York Canyon, NM
YG	Yaggy, KS
ZJ	Zacha Junction Yard (Dallas, YX) (KCS)

The Sixth # has multiple meanings as the following table shows:

ATSF Train Symbol Sixth Diget No's
Number	Shipper
1	1st Train section
2	2nd Train section
3	3rd Train section, or unusual movement, or extra scheduling of a train that does not fall into category 1 or 2
4	OCCL if a Stack (Q,P,S) train, or Key train with hasmat loads for Manifest (H,M) train
5	Maersk if a Stack (Q,P,S) train
6	Railbridge (K-Line) if a Stack (Q,P,S) train
7	not used
8	Hyundai if a Stack (Q,P,S) train, or used to designate the expediency required of certain trains that are not stack or freight trains
9	used to designate the expediency required of certain trains that are not stack or freight trains

The last two #s indicate the day of the month that this train departed.

For Example: Train H-ALLB2-18

would be a High Priority Manifest Train (indicated by the first letter - H)
leaving Alliance Yard, (Fort Worth, TX) (indicated by the second and third letters - AL)
destined for Long Beach, CA (indicated by the fourth and fifth letters - LB)
being the second section of this train (indicated by the sixth number - 2)
leaving on the 18th day of that month (indicated by the seventh and eight numbers - 18)

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