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Timetable & Misc. Info East end

Yuma Subdivision East - Yuma East Yard to Indio.
- West end: Indio, CA - MP 610.9; East end: Yuma, AZ (East Yard) MP 737.5
- Total route miles (east end): 126.6; DT ABS, CTC, 2MT CTC, and misc sidings.
- Max track speed: Passenger 79 mph, Freight 75 mph
- Major stations (locations): Yuma, Indio
- Crew Change Points: Yuma, Indio
- Yards: Yuma, AZ (East Yard), Indio, CA (Indio Yard)
- Junctions: Calexico Subdivision (UPRR) MP 667.5
- Highest point: 2,605' @ Beaumont, CA; Lowest Point: -200' @ North Shore, CA
- Radio Frequencies: AAR 14 160.320 Omaha Dispatcher 44 - East Yard to Thermal.
                                       AAR 96 161.550 UPLA Dispatcher 48 - Thermal to Indio.
                                       AAR 66 161.100 Yardmaster-Switching Yuma, AZ
- Train Frequency: 50 daily avg.
- Train Types: Rock, Auto, Intermodal, Manifest
- Amtrak: Sunsent Limited

Mile Post Speed Stations Siding Length Photographer Notes
East to West

737.5

50

 East Yard

DT     -     Yard

 

734

25

Subway

#1 ABS, #2 YL

 

732

Yuma, AZ

                      Yard

 

732.1

60-50

Colorado, CA

2MT

 

729.1

Winterhaven X-Over

 

725.8

40

Araz

 

723.7

60-50

*Detector

 

 

721.6

79-75

Dunes

                8406'

 

719.9

 

716.6

Ogilby

 

 

713.6

Cactus

                8422'

 

711.9

 

710.7

*Detector

 

 

706.6

Clyde

                8500'

 

704.9

 

700.4

*Detector

 

 

698.7

Glamis

                8486'

 

697.1

 

690.5

Acolita

                8495'

 

688.8

 

685.9

*Detector

 

 

682.9

Regina

                8472'

 

681.2

 

675.6

70

Iris

                8475'

 

673.9

 

670.5

*Detector

CTC

 

667.9

Niland

 

 

667.8

             N - 12169'

 

667.3

               S - 8548'

 

665.6

 

 

662.5

*Detector

 

 

661.5

Wister

                8333'

 

659.8

 

657.2

*Detector

 

 

656.1

Rogoza

                8387'

 

654.4

79-75

 

647.8

Betram

                8372'

 

646.1

 

643.8

*Detector

 

 

640.6

75

Ferrum

                8269'

 

638.9

 

634.6

Mortmar

                8483'

 

632.9

 

627

79-75

*Detector

 

 

626.1

Mecca

                8388''

 

624.6

 

620.2

65

Thermal

                7088'

 

618.7

50

 

614.4

70-55

Coachella

 

 

612.3

50

East Indio

DT      -       ABS

 

611.3

Indio Yard

               Yard

 

610.9

Indio

 

 



Timetable & Misc. info West end

 Yuma Subdivision West - Indio to Rancho.
- East end: Indio, CA - MP 610.9; West end: Colton, CA (Rancho) MP 538.5
- Total route miles (west end): 72.4; DT ABS, CTC, 2MT CTC, and misc sidings.
- Max track speed: Passenger 79 mph, Freight 70 mph
- Major stations (locations): Indio, West Palm Springs
- Crew Change Points: Indio, Apex, Ordway
- Yards:
- Junctions: Riverside Lead (UPRR) MP 539.0
- Highest point: 2,605' @ Beaumont, CA; Lowest Point: -200' @ North Shore, CA
- Radio Frequencies: AAR 96 161.550 UPLA Dispatcher 54 - Indio to Rancho.
                                       AAR 66 161.100 Trim Herder - West Colton
                                       AAR 88 161.430 Crest Herder - West Colton
                                       AAR 24 160.470 Hump - West Colton
- Train Frequency: 50 daily avg.
- Train Types: Rock, Auto, Intermodal, Manifest Amtrak: Sunsent Limited

Mile Post Speed Stations Siding Length Photographer Notes
East to West        

610.9

50

Indio

DT ABS

 

609.6

50-40

West Indio

 

 

608.5

79-70

*Detector

                      Yard

 

607.6

Myoma

 

 

606.3

                 6361'

 

602.6

79-65

 

 

600.6

Thousand Palms

              20499'

 

598.6

 

 

598

*Detector

CTC            

 

596.1

65

Rimlon

                5979'

 

594.9

 

592

Salvio

                 6683'

 

590.6

 

589

60

Garnet

 

 

588.3

             n17121'

 

587.9

              s5268'

 

585

 

 

584.4

50

Hugo

 

 

582.7

West Palm Springs

                6460'

 

581.5

 

580.6

*Detector

 

 

578.8

45

Fingal

 

 

576.2

50

Mons

 

 

574.2

Cabazon

 

 

571.8

Robertson

 

 

570

*Detector

 

 

568.4

Banning

 

 

566.5

Pershing

 

 

563.5

50-45

Apex

 

 

561.8

Beaumont

 

 

558

60-45

*Detector

 

 

556.8

Hinda

 

 

552.7

40

El Casco

2MT CTC

 

551

Ordway (spur)

 

 

548.1

55-45

Ordway 

 

 

546.5

Redlands

 

 

543.1

60-45

Bryn Mawr

 

 

543.1

*Detector

 

 

541.3

Loma Linda

 

 

541.3

Ice Deck

 

 

540.1

60

              s5740'

 

539.9

Mt. Vernon

 

 

539

Colton

 

 

538.8

Riverside Lead

 

 

538.7

30

BNSF Xing

 

 

538.5

Rancho

 

 


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