Shafter Subdivision
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The Shafter Subdivision is a rail line owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad as part of the Central Corridor in the U.S. states of Nevada and Utah. The line begins in Elko, and travels east to the junction with the Lynndyl Subdivision of the former Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, adjacent to the Kennecott Smokestack.[1] The line was formerly part of the Western Pacific Railroad.[2] Shafter is the name of the rail siding at the junction between this line and the Nevada Northern Railway. The highest elevation attained along the route is 5,901 feet (1,799 m) at Hogan's Tunnel,[3] under Flower Pass in the Pequop Mountains of Nevada.
References
- ^ Nevada, Utah & Southern Idaho Railroad Maps (Map). Cartography by David J. Cooley. Sonrisa Publications. 2004. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ Strack, Don. "Union Pacific Salt Lake City Service Unit". UtahRails.net. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ Highest Elevations (PDF) (Map). Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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