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Fallbridge Subdivision

Railway line in Oregon and Washington State

Fallbridge Subdivision
to Lakeside Subdivision or Yakima Valley Subdivision
229.7 SP&S Junction
228.5 Hover
223.9 Finley
215.8 Yellepit
203.3 Berrian
192.0 Plymouth
179.8 Paterson
170.4 Whitcomb
157.7 McCredie
147.8 Roosavelt
135.9 Bates
125.0 Towal
113.8 Maryhill
106.1 Wishram
Wishram
Oregon Trunk Subdivision
103.4 Avery
102.4
93.3 North Dalles
85.3 Lyle
75.5 Bingen
Bingen-White Salmon
65.4 Cooks
53.9 Stevenson
42.8 Skamania
Mt. Pleasant
28.9 Washougal
24.5 Camas
14.9
14.5 McLoughlin
12.1 Eavan
Seattle Subdivision
9.9 Vancouver
9.6
8.8 Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge
8.1 N. Portland Jct.
7.0 East St. Johns
5.1 Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1
4.3 Willbridge
0.3
0.0 Portland Union Station
UP to Hinkle and Eugene

The Fallbridge Subdivision is a railway line in southern Washington running about 229.7 miles (369.7 km) along the Columbia River from Pasco to Vancouver, then south to Portland, OR. It is operated by BNSF Railway and is considered part of the Northern Transcon.

The Portland section of Amtrak's Empire Builder, Trains 27 and 28, utilize this line servicing stops in Wishram, WA; Bingen, WA; Vancouver, WA; and Portland, OR, this particular line sees around 30-40 trains daily.

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