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:

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 Digit Numbers
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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