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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan <br />Part I Basic Plan <br />2.4.12 Railroad Crash/Derailment <br />Rail Travel in Orange County <br />Freight and passenger trains travel the City and County 24 hours a day, seven days a week, serving commerce and <br />personal travel needs. 117 miles of track bisect Orange County in north -south and east -west directions with 270 <br />at -grade crossings and 94 grade -separated crossings for highways, roadways and waterways <br />Figure 98 Railroads in Orange County <br />Orange County Railroads <br />e <br />I <br />Legend <br />-T{— Radoadi <br />�' WQIfMF,'aM FRC+qj <br />O Cwnty Bw Wwy <br />a 4 0 a Mites •�a - <br />Four rail carriers operate approximately 100 daily trains through the county, traveling at speeds up to 70 MPH. <br />Those passenger and cargo carriers include: <br />• Burlington Northern/Santa Fe (BNSF)- Cargo <br />• Union Pacific - Cargo <br />• Amtrak- Passenger <br />• Metrolink -Passenger <br />Currently, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway mainline between Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties <br />carries an estimated 75 daily freight trains through parts of northern Orange County, in the cities of Yorba Linda, <br />Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton and Placentia. By 2025, this line will carry an estimated 125 daily freight trains <br />according to the Orange County Transportation Authority. Along the Los Angeles/San Diego Rail Corridor, <br />which runs north and south through the City of Santa Ana and county, daily freight train traffic is expected to <br />m <br />