Spokane Subdivision

The Spokane Subdivision or Spokane Sub is a railway line running about 80.0 miles (128.7 km) from Sandpoint, ID to Lakeside Junction near Spokane, WA. It is operated by BNSF Railway as part of the Northern Transcon.

Spokane Subdivision[1]
to Kootenai River Subdivision
2.9
 Sandpoint Jct.
 Connects with MRL
3.0
 Sandpoint
5.1
 East Algoma
14.1
 West Algoma
16.4
 Cocolalla
22.3
 Control Point 223
33.5
 Athol
37.7
 Ramsey
44.6
 Rathdrum
47.5
 Hauser Yard
51.5
 Hauser Jct.
 Connects to Coeur d'Alene Subdivision
58.9
 Otis Orchards
63.3
 Irvin
66.6
 Parkwater
68.1
 Yardley
69.7
 Napa Street
 Connects with Kettle Falls Subdivision and Union Pacific
72.2
 Spokane Street
 Point of Entry for Amtrak's Empire Builder
72.6
 Sunset Junction
73.3
 Latah Junction
 Connects with Columbia River Subdivision
81.0
 Scribner
82.5
 UP Junction
 Connects with Union Pacific
 82.9
Lakeside Junction
to Lakeside Subdivision

The line has shared track rights with Amtrak, Union Pacific Railway and Montana Rail Link.

The Amtrak Empire Builder uses the entirety of the line and stops in Spokane and Sandpoint.

Union Pacific

The Union Pacific Railway uses the mainline of the Spokane Subdivision between Napa Street Junction to UP Junction.

At Napa Street, the mainline continues North to British Columbia on the former Spokane International. At UP Junction, the mainline continues South to Hinkle

This trackage rights arrangement has been in place since 1973.

Amtrak

Spokane plays an important role in the routes associated with the Empire Builder. The train splits or joins together at the Spokane Amtrak Depot. The route going east to Chicago starts in Seattle and operates under route No. 8. The route No. 28, starts in Portland and also goes east. In Spokane, the two routes converge and the two separate trains are linked together. They proceed eastward as one train under the unified route No. 8. The route heading westward from Chicago, No. 7, is split into two trains Spokane. The No. 7 continues to Seattle, while the other half continues to Portland under the route No. 27.[2]

MRL

The Montana Rail Link enters of the Spokane Subdivision at Sandpoint Junction in Idaho and uses the mainline to Spokane.

References
  1. BNSF Northwest Division Timetable No. 5
  2. "Empire Builder Timetable" (PDF). April 28, 2013.
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