Belen / Albuquerque (BNSF Transcon)

Name: Belen / Albuquerque (BNSF Transcon)
Address: Belen, NM

Major rail hub / inland gateway · Belen, NM · Class I service: BNSF

Belen Yard is BNSF's primary classification yard on the Transcon between Los Angeles and Chicago. Handles multimodal and merchandise traffic. Albuquerque sits 30 miles north on the same line. Critical western chokepoint for the Asian-import-to-Midwest container flow.

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This hub is one of 66 plotted on the interactive North American Commodity Flow Map — origins, ports, gateways and border crossings with their serving railroads.

Moving freight through Belen?

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Figures on this page are typical industry ranges for reference — actual loads depend on the specific car, commodity grade and railroad rules. Rate estimates are indicative only; Steel Wheel Logistics does not issue binding quotes from this page.