Bellingham Subdivision
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The Bellingham Subdivision or Bellingham Sub is a railway line running about 119 miles[5] (191 km) from Everett, Washington to Blaine, Washington. It is operated by BNSF Railway.
Description
[edit]Traveling north from PA Jct. in Everett, the main line of the BNSF heads north through Delta Yard and Delta Jct The line crosses the Snohomish River and across 4 bridges 3 that are movable for boat traffic. The line passes through the city of Marysville and by Kruse Jct. which leads to Arlington 6.9 miles (11.1 km) away.
The main line then continues north to the siding at English and the first Amtrak Cascades stop north of Everett at the city of Stanwood. The line continues into the Skagit Valley and passing Conway and to the next station for Amtrak Cascades at Mount Vernon.
The line continues north past the old Mount Vernon station and to the junction at Burlington with the offshoot to Fidalgo or Fidalgo Island to the west and the Sumas Subdivision to the east. From here the line continues north through Bow to the next station at Fairhaven Station. After passing through downtown Bellingham and the old depot, the line continues north through Ferndale to the end of the subdivision at Blaine.
Scheduled traffic on the Bellingham Subdivision consists of four Amtrak Cascades Trains, several manifest trains and occasional unit trains of coal and coke going to Roberts Bank[6][7]
History
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Gallery
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Former Marysville Washington Depot -
Stanwood Feed and Seed location at Stanwood -
The Stanwood crossing in reverse from above. -
The new Amtrak Cascades stop in Stanwood. -
The new Amtrak Cascades stop in Stanwood. -
Fairhaven Station at BNSF South Bellingham. -
Old Bellingham Station
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Our Train Schedules". Amtrak Cascades. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Sounder Train Schedule and Information" (PDF). Sound Transit. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "BNSF Northwest Division Timeable No. 3" (PDF). BNSF Railway. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 26 Oct 2020.
- ^ "BNSF Northwest Division Timeable No. 5" (PDF). BNSF Railway. 31 August 2011. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "BNSF Northwest Division Timetable" (PDF). BNSF Railway. 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 26 Oct 2020.
- ^ "BNSF Bellingham Sub" (PDF). BNSF Railway. 2009. p. 26. Retrieved 26 Oct 2020.
- ^ "BNSF Bellingham Sub" (PDF). BNSF Railway. 2009. p. 29. Retrieved 26 Oct 2020.