BNSF Seligman Subdivision: West Peach Springs AZ Control Point

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Southwest Division
Seligman Subdivision

Mohave County, AZ	Last Observation Date
Lat 35° 30' 60" N	21 December 2002
Lon 113° 27' 23" W

Radio Frequencies
Road	160.650 MHz
ATCS	897.8875 MHz (MCP)
	936.8875 MHz (BCP)



Naming convention according to author's rules and logic. Your rules might be different. Vive la difference!

DIRECTIONS

From Kingman and Arizona I40 exit 53, head east on Andy Devine Blvd (Rt 66) about 49 miles to beautiful Peach Springs, capital of the Hualapai Indian Nation. From Seligman and Arizona I40 exit 121, north to Rt 66 then west about 34 miles.

Turn south on Diamond Creek Road and head maybe 0.1 miles to the BNSF grade crossing. West Peach Springs CP is about 1.7 miles railroad west and the dirt path along the north side of the tracks seems to be reasonably reliable. Don't know what it would be like in rainy weather, though. Be careful.

COMMENTS

Note that at this time, Switch 2W does not exist. The west end of the Peach Springs siding ends at a manual-throw switch approximately 0.5 miles railroad east. However, Signal 3EG is in place, but turned to face across the main. It looks like the BNSF is preparing to complete the siding between West and East Peach Springs, but hasn't finished the job. There's a lot of fill that needs to be added to provide the subroadbed for the remainder of the siding. However, the track indication for the siding does appear to be working, so 3EA maps to K38.

Do yourself a favor and get food and fuel in Kingman or in Seligman before you head out this way. Note that you are on tribal land eveywhere around here.

As of December 2002, cell phone service is really bad here in the Nation. So if your car breaks, it could be a long walk. Carry water. Summers are hot, winters are cold. It snows here as Peach Springs is nearly 5000' AMSL.

INDICATIONS
CP Object	Index	Definition	ATCS Mnemonic	Bit Location

Switches	Pair 1	Normal	1NW	K13
		Reverse	1RW	K14
	2	Normal	2NW	K11*
		Reverse	2RW	K12*

Tracks	1	W Approach	1WA	K34
		E Approach	1EA	K35
		In Plant	1T	K33
	2	W Approach	2WA	K36
		E Approach	2EA	K37
		In Plant	2T	K32
	Siding	E Approach	3EA	K38
		In Plant	3T	K31

Signals	Track 1	W Approach	1WG	unk
		E Approach	1EG	unk
	Track 2	W Approach	2WG	unk
		E Approach	2EG	unk
	Siding	E Approach	3EG	unk

Other		Track 1 Plant Lock	$1PL	K17
		Track 2 Plant Lock	$2PL	K18
		Switch Heaters	$SH	K44#, K46#

Indication Bits currently unknown or unused: K15, K16, K25, K26, K27, K28, K41, K42, K43, K45, K47, K48, K51, K52, K53, K54, K55, K56, K57, K58

CONTROLS
CP Object	Index	Definition	ATCS Mnemonic	Bit Location

Switches	Pair 1	Normal	1NW	C13
		Reverse	1RW	C14
	2	Normal	2NW	C11*
		Reverse	2RW	C12*

Signals	Track 1	W Approach	1WG	C21
		E Approach	1EG	C22
	Track 2	W Approach	2WG	C23
		E Approach	2EG	C24
	Siding	E Approach	3EG	unk

Other		Track 1 Plant Lock	$1PL	unk
		Track 2 Plant Lock	$2PL	unk
		Switch Heaters	$SH	C31#

* Not active at this time

# Not verified

Control Bits currently unknown or unused: C15, C16, C17, C18, C25, C26, C27, C28, C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37, C38

The information contained here is based completely upon the author's personal observations or information gathered from sources of unknown reliability. Do not rely upon this information for any purpose. The author disclaims responsibility for any actions taken based upon any information contained herein. Do not trespass nor encourage others to do so. Read the signs and behave accordingly. Pick up others' trash and leave none of your own. Take only pictures and leave only foot (and tire) prints.