Union Pacific Railroad mainline in the Columbia River Gorge

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freight rail corridor railway line

The Union Pacific Railroad mainline in the Columbia River Gorge is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor running along the Columbia River through Oregon and Washington, known for its heavy train traffic and dramatic scenic backdrop.

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Label	Occurrences
Union Pacific Railroad mainline in the Columbia River Gorge canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freight rail corridor ⓘ railway line ⓘ
adjacentTo	Columbia River Gorge waterfalls (various) ⓘ
connects	Idaho ⓘ Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ surface form: Portland, Oregon eastern Oregon ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: the U.S. Midwest
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
electrification	not electrified ⓘ
follows	Columbia River ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	curving river alignment ⓘ heavy train traffic ⓘ multiple tunnels ⓘ numerous bridges ⓘ steep rock cliffs nearby ⓘ
hasTrafficLevel	one of the busiest freight rail corridors in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
isSegmentOf	Union Pacific Overland Route ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic scenic backdrop ⓘ railfanning opportunities ⓘ
locatedIn	Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ⓘ surface form: Columbia River Gorge Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)
locatedOnShoreOf	Columbia River ⓘ
operator	Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
parallelTo	BNSF Railway line ⓘ surface form: BNSF Railway mainline in the Columbia River Gorge Interstate 84 ⓘ surface form: Interstate 84 in Oregon U.S. Route 30 in Oregon ⓘ surface form: U.S. Route 30 (Historic Columbia River Highway) in places
partOf	UP Portland Subdivision ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad line ⓘ surface form: Union Pacific Railroad mainline Union Pacific mainline routes ⓘ surface form: Union Pacific transcontinental network
passesNear	Boardman, Oregon ⓘ Cascade Locks, Oregon ⓘ Hood River, Oregon ⓘ The Dalles, Oregon ⓘ Troutdale, Oregon ⓘ
passesThrough	Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ⓘ
primaryUse	freight transportation ⓘ
railGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
strategicImportance	key east–west transcontinental route ⓘ major gateway between Pacific Northwest ports and inland markets ⓘ
supports	export grain traffic from the interior Northwest ⓘ import and export container traffic via Pacific ports ⓘ
usedFor	automotive trains ⓘ double-stack container trains ⓘ intermodal freight ⓘ manifest freight trains ⓘ unit coal trains ⓘ unit grain trains ⓘ

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Interstate 84 → parallels → Union Pacific Railroad mainline in the Columbia River Gorge ⓘ

subject surface form: Interstate 84 (Oregon–Idaho)