Spine Trains
Train Route The North Coast Chicago - Milwaukee - Twin Cities - Bismark - Billings - Laurel - Bozeman - Helena - Missoula - Spokane - Pasco - Yakima - Seattle. Proposed Schedule The Northern Lights Los Angeles - Las Vegas - Salt Lake City - Idaho Falls - Butte - Helena - Shelby - Lethbridge - Calgary - Edmonton Proposed Schedule Additional Trains
Train Route The Continental Divide El Paso - Albuquerque - Trinidad - Pueblo - Denver - Cheyenne - Casper - Thermopolis - Laurel - (Helena) - (Shelby) - (Lethbridge) - (Calgary) - (Edmonton) Proposed Schedule The Great Plains (New Orleans) - (Houston) - (Dallas) - (Oklahoma City) - (Newton) - (La Junta) - (Pueblo) - (Denver) - (Cheyenne) - (Casper) - (Thermopolis) - (Laurel) - (Helena) - (Missoula) - (Spokane) - (Pasco) - (Yakima) - (Seattle) Proposed Schedule The Lewis and Clark (Chicago) - (Omaha) - (Denver) - (Cheyenne) - (Casper) - (Thermopolis) - (Laurel) - (Helena) - (Shelby) - (Lethbridge) - (Calgary) - (Edmonton) Proposed Schedule
As can be seen in the route matrix, The Great Plains and The Lewis and Clark are not actual trains but through cars operating as part of other trains.
The Continental Divide is combined with The North Coast from Laurel to Helena, and the Northern Lights from Helena to Edmonton
The Great Plains through cars operate via the Texas Zephyr from New Orleans to Denver, The Continental Divide from Denver to Laurel, and the North Coast from Laurel to Seattle
The Lewis and Clark through cars operate via the Pioneer Zephyr from Chicago to Denver, The Continental Divide from Denver to Laurel, The North Coast from Laurel to Helena and the Northern Lights from Helena to Edmonton.
