- Source: List of railroad crossings of the North American continental divide
- List of railroad crossings of the North American continental divide
- Continental Divide of the Americas
- Continental Divide Trail
- Eastern Continental Divide
- Transmountain railroad
- List of Rocky Mountain passes on the continental divide
- First transcontinental railroad
- Rollins Pass
- Burlington Northern Railroad
- North America
A crossing of the North American continental divide is necessary for any transcontinental railroad in North America, and has always been one of the hardest obstacles. This article lists such crossings from north to south.
Canada
United States
Mexico
Central America
The Ecocanal is a proposal to build a rail line across Nicaragua from Monkey Point on the Caribbean to Corinto on the Pacific. If built, the rail line will cross the continental divide in Nicaragua, likely at a point north of Lake Nicaragua.
See also
List of Rocky Mountain passes on the continental divide
Trans-Andean railways crossings of South America