El Paso to Houston Traffic in the 1990s and 2000s

·         Passenger

Amtrak 1 and 2 travel this entire route

·         Intermodal

The following SP trains (among others) traveled in 1993 on this route:
AVLBT and LBAVT between Avondale (New Orleans) and Long Beach (ICTF)
CXCIT (and the reverse?) between CSX (at New Orleans ) and City of Industry
CXCIT (second section) between CSX (at New Orleans ) and City of Industry
DALAF and LADAF between Dallas and Los Angeles
HOLBT (and the reverse) between Houston and Long Beach (ICTF)
LAMFF (and the reverse?) between Los Angeles and Memphis
LBCXT (and the reverse?) between Long Beach (ICTF) and CSX (at New Orleans)
LBCXT (second section) between Long Beach (ICTF) and CSX (at New Orleans)
LBMFT and MFLBT between Long Beach (ICTF) and Memphis
MBSMF (and the reverse?) between Los Angeles and Memphis (Memphis Blue Streak)
NSLBT (and the reverse?) between NS (at New Orleans) and Long Beach (ICTF)
WCAVX (and the reverse?) between West Colton and Avondale (New Orleans)

The following SP trains (among others) traveled in 1995 on this route:
AVLBT and LBAVT between Avondale (New Orleans) and Long Beach (ICTF)
DALAF and LADAF between Dallas and Los Angeles
HOLBT and LBHOT between Houston and Long Beach (ICTF)
LBDAT (and the reverse?) between Long Beach (ICTF) and Dallas
MFLBT (and the reverse) between Long Beach (ICTF) and Memphis

In 1999, the following UP trains (among others) traveled over this route:
IWSMN (and the reverse?) between Warm Springs (San Jose) & Marion, AR (Memphis)
ZLTMN (and the reverse?) between Lathrop and Marion, AR (Memphis)

The following UP trains (among others) traveled in 2000 on this route:
Memphis and Long Beach (and the reverse?)
 and many others.

The following UP trains (among others) traveled in 2002 on this route:
ICIIM (and the reverse?) between City of Industry and Chicago (IMX Intermodal)
ITIBP (and the reverse?) between Long Beach (Terminal Island) and Bayport, TX
ZLCNS (and the reverse?) between LATC (Shops Yard) and NS (at New Orleans)

·         Coal

 

·         Steel

 

·         Automotive

 

·         Grain

 

·         Chemicals

 

·         Oil and other tanks

 

·         General Merchandise

The following SP trains (among others) traveled in 1993 on this route:
HOCIQ (and the reverse?) between Houston and City of Industry
HORVQ and RVHOQ between Houston and Roseville

The following SP trains (among others) traveled in 1995 on this route:
HOWCQ and WCHOQ between Houston and West Colton
WCHOM (and the reverse?) between West Colton and Houston

The following UP trains (among others) traveled in 2000 on this route:
Houston and West Colton (and the reverse)
and many others

·         Local Peddlers

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A large fraction of the Sunset Route traffic between California and El Paso takes the “Cotton Rock” line at El Paso, and another smaller fraction takes the former Texas & Pacific at Sierra Blanca, leaving the former Texas & New Orleans (SP in Texas) to San Antonio, Flatonia (Cotton Belt connection) and Houston with much less traffic than the line west of El Paso has to deal with.