What is a 12.4 mi railway line in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota on the BNSF Railway's route operated by the BNSF Railway?
Midway Subdivision The Midway Subdivision or Midway Sub is a 12.4 mi railway line in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota on the BNSF Railway's Northern Transcon which runs from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. This is former Great Northern Railway trackage, and now forms the southern set of BNSF tracks running between the two cities. The companion route running slightly to the north is the St. Paul Subdivision, former Northern Pacific Railway tracks. The Midway Subdivision hosted about 24 trains per day as of September 2015.
Owatonna Subdivision The Owatonna Subdivision or Owatonna Sub is a railway line in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota owned and operated by the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (IC&E) subsidiary of Canadian Pacific. It extends about 124 mi from Mason City, Iowa in the south to a junction at Comus north of Faribault, Minnesota. U.S. Highway 218 closely follows the rail line between Lyle, Minnesota and Owatonna.