River Subdivision (Canadian Pacific Railway)

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River Subdivision
Amtrak's Empire Builder passes through Maple Springs in 2009.
Overview
Status	Active
Owner	Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Locale	Minnesota
Termini	Saint Paul La Crescent
Service
Type	Freight, passenger
Operator(s)	Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Amtrak
History
Commenced	1865
Completed	1872
Technical
Line length	124 mi (200 km)
Number of tracks	1–2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map Legend mi Merriam Park Subdivision 407.4 St. Paul Yard 402.5 Newport St. Paul Subdivision 392.1 St. Croix St. Croix Subdivision Hastings Rail Bridge 391.0 Hastings 370.7 Red Wing 362.0 Frontenac 353.8 Lake City 341.2 Wabasha 338.0 Midland Junction to Mankato 325.0 Weaver 316.0 Minnesota City 313.1 Winona Junction CP/DME Waseca Subdivision 310.1 Tower CK UP Winona Subdivision 308.2 Winona 303.0 Homer 293.0 Donehower 288.1 River Junction West Tomah Subdivision Marquette Subdivision [1] This diagram: view talk edit

The River Subdivision or River Sub is a railway line along the Mississippi River that runs approximately 124 miles (200 km) from Saint Paul, Minnesota south to La Crescent.^[2] U.S. Highway 61 closely parallels the route between La Crescent and Red Wing. The line is operated by the Canadian Pacific Kansas City through its subsidiary, the Soo Line Railroad. BNSF Railway operates a complementary St. Croix Subdivision which traces the eastern side of the river in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The two routes share some track between Saint Paul and St. Croix Junction, near Hastings.