Where can I find on the web where the busiest stretch of track in the USA is?

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As a example llike Barstow to Daggett or Colton to W. Riverside.

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For freight its the UP between O’Fallons and Gibbon, NE. Dave H.

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You might try the UP Geneva Sub, in Chicago, or the BNSF “race track” between Chicago and Aurora.

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Thanks however I was recently in Daggett & saw 44 trains in less then 7 hours between BNSF & UPRR & was wondering if the RRs post any such info on the web of how many trains past a given stretch per hour or per day. I was also on Gibbons last year & also saw a passal of trains there but did not keep track of how many of them like I did this year @ Daggett

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spbed. Have you ever headed east before??? Toledo, Ohio to Elkhart, Indiana chicago main line you see up to 90-100 trains a day.

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if he stays west of butler indiana he’ll see some cp trains mixed in too.

stay safe

Joe

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for passenger is probably the Motthaven to GCT segment of MNCR or Harold to Penn station by LIRR and Amtrak

Or Penn station to Newark , both NJT and Amtrak

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Thanks I used to live in NJ & commuted on NJT & went thru Newark many, mnay times

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Do U know how fast the trains are moving thru the place you mention or Forstoria are moving? Thru Daggett most BNSF trains are moving I would say between 50 & 70MPH

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spbed. Trains go thru there at 60-70mph and amtrak goes 80-90mph

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unless someone installed cab signals/atc the max speed for Amtrak is 79 mph.

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OK thanks

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I spent a day at the west end of Bailey yard in North Platte, NE and counted 107. I would think the the jct of Blue Island or Dolton in Chicago would see some big #'s