Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF,s other transcon

What are some of the more important symbols for the northen transcon? Domestic and international stacks plus manifests.

Z CHCSSE  Chicago,  Cicero to South Seattle
Z SSECHC  reverse of above
Z CHCPTL   Chicago, Cicero to Portland, Or
Z PTLCHC    reverse of above

These are the  hotshots..

PWM

In addition to the Z trains listed above, below are some of the other intermodal trains that use the northern transcon, specifically over the Stevens Pass routing in Washington.

Eastbound

Q SSECHC  South Seattle - Chicago (domestic stacks, TOFC)
Q SSEALT   South Seattle - Alliance TX (domestic stacks, TOFC)
S SEPLPC   Seattle - Chicago, Elwood (international stacks)
S SEASTP   Seattle - St Paul (international stacks)
S SEACXO   Seattle - Chicago CSX (international stacks)
S TCBLPC   Tacoma - Chicago, Elwood (international stacks)
S TACLPC   Tacoma - Chicago, Elwood (international stacks)
S TACOMA   Tacoma - Omaha (international stacks)
S TACSTP   Tacoma - St Paul (international stacks)
S SEAOMA   Seattle - Omaha (international stacks)

Westbound

Q ALTPTL   Alliance TX - Portland (domestic stacks, TOFC, manifest block)
Q CHCSSE  Chicago - South Seattle (domestic stacks, TOFC)
S LPCSEA   Chicago, Elwood - Seattle (international stacks)
S LPCSEP   Chicago, Elwood - Seattle (international stacks)
S LPCTAC   Chicago, Elwood - Tacoma (international stacks)
S OMATAC   Omaha - Tacoma (international stacks)
S STPTAC   St Paul - Tacoma (international stacks)
 

Quakerengr Wrote:
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> Z CHCSSE  Chicago,  Cicero to South Seattle
> Z SSECHC  reverse of above
> Z CHCPTL   Chicago, Cicero to Portland, Or
> Z PTLCHC    reverse of above
>
> These are the  hotshots..
>
> PWM

some others........

Q  CHCSSE, Q CHCPTL, Q SSECHC, Q PTLCHC, H NTWPAS, H PASNTW 

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