Nevada Subdivision

{{short description|Railway line in Nevada}}

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{{Nevada Subdivision}}

The Nevada Subdivision is a railway line in Nevada owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, as part of the Overland Route.{{cite news |title=Oklahoma, Nevada on Union Pacific's to-do list |url=https://www.railwayage.com/news/oklahoma-nevada-union-pacifics-list/ |access-date=15 August 2021 |agency=Railway Age |date=April 3, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Corona |first1=Marcella |title=UPDATE: Derailed Nevada train delays 33 others |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/03/26/derailed-car-train-delays-trains-churchill-co/70492756/ |access-date=August 15, 2021 |agency=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=March 25, 2015}} It runs from Sparks to Weso, Nevada, east of Winnemucca. While part of the Overland Route, the line also serves to connect the Central Corridor to California via the Donner Pass route through the Sierra Nevada. The line was originally built as a segment of the first transcontinental railroad between June and November 1868.{{cite map |title=Sacramento to Ogden Original Construction Dates |url=https://www.up.com/cs/groups/public/@uprr/documents/digitalmedia/omhq17a129812003542.gif |access-date=15 August 2021 |publisher=Union Pacific}} While primarily utilized for freight since 1971, the route is used by the once-daily Amtrak California Zephyr. {{as of|2003}} the line hosts 14 freight trains per day.{{cite map |title=Union Pacific Tons per Train |url=https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/union-pacific-tonnage-map.pdf |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=Trains |date=2003}}