The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Washington.
Common freight carriers
- Ballard Terminal Railroad (BDTL)
- Bellingham International Railroad (BIRR)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Cascade and Columbia River Railroad (CSCD)
- Central Washington Railroad (CWA)
- Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW)
- Columbia and Cowlitz Railway (CLC)
- Columbia Walla Walla Railroad (CWW)
- Eastside Freight Railroad (EFRX)
- Frontier Rail (FTRX)
- Great Northwest Railroad (GRNW)
- Kettle Falls International Railway (KFR)
- Kennewick Terminal Railroad (KET)
- Meeker Southern Railroad (MSN)
- Montana Rail Link (MRL)
- Mount Vernon Terminal Railway (MVT)
- Olympia and Belmore Railroad (OYLO)
- Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (PCC)
- Patriot Woods Railroad
- Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA)
- Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR) operates Lewis and Clark Railway
- Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad (PSAP)
- Tacoma Rail (TMBL, TRMW)
- Tri-City Railroad (TCRY)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Washington and Idaho Railway (WIR)
- Washington Royal Line (WRL) (FTRX)
- Western Washington Railroad (WWR)
- Yakima Central Railway (YCR)
Private freight carriers
- Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad
- Greenbrier Rail Services
- Longview Switching
- US Army (USAX)
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Battle Ground, Yacolt and Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Association
- Chehalisâ€"Centralia Railroad
- Chelatchie Prairie Railroad
- Lake Whatcom Railway
- Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
- Northwest Railway Museum
- Sound Transit
- Yakima Electric Railway Museum
- Yakima Valley Rail and Steam Museum Association
- Yakima Valley Transportation (YVT)
Defunct railroads
- Electric
- Aberdeen Electric Company
- Arlington Heights Motor Railway
- City Park Railway
- Coeur d'Alene and Spokane Railway
- Everett Railway and Electric Company
- Everett Railway, Light and Water Company
- Grays Harbor Railway and Light Company
- Grays Harbor Electric Company
- Inland Empire Railroad
- Loyal Railway
- North Shore Electric Company
- Olympia Light and Power Company
- Pacific Northwest Traction Company
- Pacific Traction Company
- Puget Sound Electric Railway
- Puget Sound International Railway and Power Company
- Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Company
- Ross Park Street Railway
- Seattle Electric Company
- Seattle Municipal Railway
- Seattle and Rainier Beach Railway
- Seattle and Renton Railway
- Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway
- South Bend Electric Company
- Spokane Cable Railway
- Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and Palouse Railway
- Spokane and Eastern Railway and Power Company
- Spokane Electric Railway
- Spokane and Inland Railway
- Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad
- Spokane Street Railway
- Spokane Traction Company
- Tacoma Railway and Motor Company
- Tacoma Railway and Power Company
- Tacoma Railways
- Tacoma Traction Company
- Twin City Electric Company
- Twin City Light and Traction Company
- Vancouver Traction Company
- Walla Walla Valley Railway (WWV)
- Walla Walla Valley Traction Company
- Washingtonâ€"Oregon Corporation
- Washington Water Power Company
- Whatcom County Railway and Light Company
- Willapa Electric Company
- Willapa Harbor Railway
- Yakima Valley Transportation Company (YVT)
Notes
References
- Washington State Department of Transportation (September 2008), Washington State Rail System Map (PDF). Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- Washington State Department of Transportation (2004), Railroads in Washington State. Retrieved May 6, 2005.
- Watco Companies, Railroads. Retrieved August 15, 2005.
External links
- [1] provides finding aid to article subject from the Special Collections, Washington State Historical Society (WSHS)
