Hi-Line (Montana)
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The Hi-Line is a railroad in Montana running between Havre and Whitefish. It serves as a portion of the BNSF Railway Northern Transcon.[1] Originally the mainline of the Great Northern Railway,[2] the Hi-Line name has its origins in the railroad line being the northernmost (American) railway line in the region. While the modern BNSF Railroad has only named this portion the Hi-line, the term is colloquially used for other portions of the Northern Transcon. Hi-Line also more generally refers to the area of northern Montana near the Canada–United States border and U.S. Highway 2.[2][3]
The route is served by one passenger train daily in each direction operating between Chicago and either Portland, Oregon or Seattle: Amtrak Empire Builder.[4][5]
See also
- Hi-Line Railroad Bridge, bridge along a different subdivision of the Northern Transcon.
References
- ^ BNSF Subdivisions (PDF) (Map). BNSF. September 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Leeds, Tim (June 6, 2014). "BNSF continues Hi-Line investment". Havre Daily News. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Wipf, Briana (July 14, 2015). "Ten things everyone from the Hi-Line knows to be true". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Vichorek, Daniel N. (1993). The Hi-Line, Profiles of a Montana Land. Helena, Montana: American World and Geographic Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 1-56037-021-1.
- ^ Franz, Justin (6 July 2020). "Amtrak cuts could have outsized impact on Hi-Line". Montana Free Press. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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