Columbia River Subdivision

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 as part of their Northern Transcon. The original line was built as part of James J. Hill's Great [Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway] transcontinental railway line.

Train service

The Amtrak Empire Builder operates once each way per day along the corridor. The far western part of the line sees upwards of 40 freight trains a day. But the section between Everett and Spokane can see 25 trains per day.