Lakeside Subdivision
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The Lakeside Subdivision is a railway line in eastern Washington running about 149.4 miles (240.4 km) from Sunset Junction, West of Spokane to Pasco. It is operated by BNSF Railway and is considered part of the Northern Transcon.
The line is used by Amtrak's Empire Builder's 27 and 28.
History
The line originated from the former Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway and former Northern Pacific Railroad.
To accommodate growing rail traffic throughout the Northwest Transcon, BNSF has been expanding rail sidings into expanded sections of double track. This includes a 4.5 mile section of track that expanded the siding in Tokio to Ritzville.[4][5]
References
- BNSF Northwest Division Timetable No. 5
- Kelly, Bruce E. (May 8, 2014). "BNSF's best days are just ahead". Railway Age. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- "Empire Builder Timetable" (PDF). Amtrak. March 16, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- "BNSF Tokio to Ritzville Double Track". David Evans and Associates Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- Kelly, Bruce E. (May 8, 2014). "BNSF's best days are just ahead". Railway Age. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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