Canadian National at the Laurentian Divide on the DW&P roller coaster.

CN 5626-5638-2682 north is at MP78 just out of Virginia, MN and about to crest the top of the grade. Ths crest is at the Laurentian Divide. September 30, 2006

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[chiquito74]

Laurentian Divide? Is that the drainage division between the St. Lawrence and Hudson Bay or St. Lawrence and Mississippi River?

[1jackdk]

There is a sign there, and I am pretty sure it said it was the divide between the Mississippi, and Hudson Bay. Jack

[dancinkindofguy]

@chiquito74 There is a hill in Hibbing Minnesota called by what the Chippewas named it, the Hill of Three Waters. This is the triple divide where all three of the systems you mentioned meet. Unfortunately it's on land owned by a mining company so you can't stand on it.

[trainguyONR]

That hill is amazing, nice video

[xbtc]

nice

[chiquito74]

I am just interested because I know that in Minnesota the rivers flow in three directions: East toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence via the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River; north toward Hudson Bay via Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg and Nelson River; and south toward the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River.

[aaron13133]

woo hoo roller coaster!!!!! lol but yeah seriously thats a HUGE grade

[jamminjoel]

That's an incredible grade!