▁Sp ok ane ▁Inter modal ▁Center . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁a ▁stop ▁for ▁Am tra k ' s ▁Empire ▁Bu ilder ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Chicago ' s ▁Union ▁Station ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Seattle ▁and ▁Port land . ▁Am tra k ' s ▁through ▁service ▁to ▁Seattle ▁and ▁Port land ▁is ▁a ▁legacy ▁of ▁B NS F ▁Railway ' s ▁old ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Port land ▁and ▁Seattle ▁Railway ▁track age . ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁railway ▁j unction ▁for ▁the ▁B NS F ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁western ▁termin us ▁for ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Rail ▁Link . ▁ ▁Fre ew ays ▁and ▁high ways ▁ ▁Inter state ▁ 9 0 ▁( I - 9 0 ) ▁runs ▁east – west ▁from ▁Seattle , ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane , ▁and ▁east ward ▁through ▁Sp ok ane ▁Valley , ▁Liber ty ▁Lake , ▁and ▁on ward ▁to ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁and ▁then ▁Miss ou la . ▁Although ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁access ▁high ways ▁like ▁I - 9 0 , ▁US ▁ 2 ▁and ▁US ▁ 3 9 5 ▁enter ▁Sp ok ane ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁via ▁I - 9 0 ▁and ▁continue ▁north ▁through ▁Sp ok ane ▁via ▁Division ▁Street . ▁The ▁two ▁high ways ▁share ▁the ▁same ▁route ▁until ▁they ▁reach ▁" The ▁Y ", ▁where ▁US ▁ 3 9 5 ▁continues ▁north ward ▁to ▁De er ▁Park , ▁Col ville ▁then ▁on ward ▁to