Hi-Line Subdivision

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The Hi-Line Subdivision is a major BNSF Railway main line in northern Montana that carries transcontinental freight and passenger trains across the Rocky Mountains.

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Hi-Line Subdivision canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf BNSF Railway line
railway line
alsoUsedFor passenger rail
connects Cut Bank, Montana
Glacier National Park area
Havre, Montana
Shelby, Montana
Whitefish, Montana
linked to: Whitefish
connectsTo Glasgow Subdivision
Kootenai River Subdivision
linked to: Kootenai River
country United States of America
crosses Rocky Mountains
electrification not electrified
follows historic Great Northern Railway route over Marias Pass
freightTrafficType intermodal trains
mixed manifest trains
unit grain trains
hasBridgeOver Marias River
Two Medicine River
hasSignalling Centralized traffic control
historicalName part of Great Northern Railway main line
historicalOperator Great Northern Railway
locatedIn Montana
northern Montana
operator BNSF Railway
ownedBy BNSF Railway
partOf BNSF Montana Division
linked to: BNSF Railway

BNSF Northern Transcon
partOfCorridor Chicago–Pacific Northwest rail corridor
passesNear Glacier National Park
passesThrough Cut Bank, Montana
Essex, Montana
Havre, Montana
Rocky Mountain Front region
Shelby, Montana
primaryUse freight rail
railGauge standard gauge
railNetworkRole primary northern transcontinental route for BNSF
regionServed Hi-Line region of Montana
linked to: Montana Hi-Line
successorLineOf Great Northern Railway main line in Montana
terrain mountainous in western portion
plains in eastern portion
trackConfiguration mostly single track with passing sidings
traverses Marias Pass
usedBy Amtrak Empire Builder
usedFor transcontinental freight traffic
transcontinental passenger traffic

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Marias Pass traversedBy Hi-Line Subdivision