The Columbia River Subdivision or Columbia River Sub is a railway line running about from
Wenatchee to
Spokane, Washington. It is operated by
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
as part of their
Northern Transcon
The Northern Transcon, a route operated by the BNSF Railway, traverses the most northerly route of any railroad in the western United States. This route was originally part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Northern Pacific Railwa ...
. The original line (built in 1893) was built as part of
James J. Hill's
Great Northern Railway transcontinental railway line.
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BNSF Subdivisions
BNSF Railway lines
Rail infrastructure in Washington (state)
Railway lines opened in 1893
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