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Common freight carriers

Albany and Eastern Railroad
Albany and Eastern Railroad
The Albany and Eastern Railroad was created when the BNSF Railway spun off its Sweet Home Branch Line in May 1998. In November 2000, the AERC was combined with the Willamette Valley Railway but maintained the AERC name. It operates about of track and is based in Lebanon, Oregon. The line runs...

(AERC)
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

(BNSF)
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad is a Class II railroad operating between Northern California and Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was previously a mainline owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad between Eugene and Weed, California via Medford, Oregon...

(CORP)
City of Prineville Railway (COP)
Hampton Railway (HLSC)
Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad
Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad
The Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad is a small railroad that runs in Southwest Idaho and Eastern Oregon in the United States. It operates about 210 miles of former Union Pacific branch lines and is currently a subsidiary of the Rio Grande Pacific Company...

(INPR)
Klamath Northern Railway (KNOR)
Lake County Railroad
Lake County Railroad
The Lake County Railroad , based in Lakeview, Oregon, United States, is owned by the Lake County government and operated by the Modoc Northern Railroad. It runs south from Lakeview to Alturas, California, and then back every Thursday...

(LCR)
Mount Hood Railroad
Mount Hood Railroad
The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, east of Portland, Oregon, United States....

(MH)
Oregon Eastern Railroad (WYCO)
Oregon Pacific Railroad (OPR)
Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (PCC)
Peninsula Terminal Company (PT)
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad is a shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon, United States. Purchased from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1990 by the Port of Tillamook Bay, the railroad was used to transport lumber and agricultural products over the Coast Range between the...

(POTB)
Portland and Western Railroad
Portland and Western Railroad
The Portland and Western Railroad is a Class II railroad serving the U.S. state of Oregon, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc...

(PNWR)
Portland Terminal Railroad (PTRC)
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

(UP)
Wallowa Union Railroad Authority
Wallowa Union Railroad Authority
The Wallowa Union Railroad Authority is a short-line railroad owned by Wallowa County and Union Counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. It operates freight and tourist trains over a ex-Union Pacific Railroad line from the end of an Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad branch at Elgin to Joseph,...

(WURR)
WCTU Railway
WCTU Railway
The WCTU Railway is a shortline railroad that connects White City, Oregon, United States to a junction north of Medford with the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, which hauls its cars to the Union Pacific Railroad at Eugene or Weed...

(WCTR)
Willamette and Pacific Railroad (WPRR)
Willamette Valley Railway
Willamette Valley Railway
The Willamette Valley Railway is a short-line railroad that operates in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. It leased a line from Woodburn to Stayton from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in February 1993, as well as a branch from Geer west to Salem , and purchased the property in 1996...

(WVR)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

(AMTK)
Eagle Cap Excursion Train
Eagle Cap Excursion Train
The Eagle Cap Excursion Train is a heritage railroad located in Wallowa, Oregon, United States.-History:The Union Pacific Railroad came to Union County in July 1884 when the main line between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon passed through La Grande.The Oregon Railway and Navigation...

(WURR)
Longview, Portland and Northern Railway (LPN)
MAX Light Rail (TMTC)
Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway
Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway
The Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway is a short line railroad that began in 1904 as the Oregon and Southeastern Railroad . The line ran between the towns of Cottage Grove and Wildwood. The Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway Company incorporated in 1912, and purchased the physical assets of the...

(OPE)
Sumpter Valley Railway
Sumpter Valley Railway
The Sumpter Valley Railway is a heritage railroad located in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built on a right-of-way used by the original railway of the same name, it carries excursion trains on a roughly route between McEwen and Sumpter. The railroad has two steam locomotives and...
Washington Park and Zoo Railway
Westside Express Service (TMTC)
Willamette Shore Trolley
Willamette Shore Trolley
The Willamette Shore Trolley is a heritage railroad or heritage streetcar which operates along the west bank of the Willamette River between Portland and Lake Oswego in Oregon. The right-of-way is owned by group of local-area governments who purchased it in 1988 in order to preserve it intact for...

Defunct railroads

Name	Mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely...	SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad Class I railroad A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III... s that the railroad became part of, if any.	From	To	Successor	Notes
Albany and Lebanon Railroad		SP	1880	1881	Oregon and California Railroad Oregon and California Railroad The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company...
Astoria and Columbia River Railroad		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1895	1911	Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River....
Astoria and South Coast Railway		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1888	1892	Seashore Road Company
Astoria Southern Railway			1910	1943	N/A
Beaverton and Willsburg Railroad		SP	1906	1916	Southern Pacific Company
Boise and Western Railway		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1909	1910	Oregon Eastern Railway Oregon Eastern Railway The Oregon Eastern Railway was a predecessor of the Southern Pacific Company that acquired or built most of the Natron Cutoff or Cascade Line in northern California and southern Oregon, United States...
Burlington Northern Inc.	BN		1970	1981	Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....	BN		1981	1996	Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington), Inc.			1981	1985	Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
California Northeastern Railway		SP	1905	1911	Oregon Eastern Railway Oregon Eastern Railway The Oregon Eastern Railway was a predecessor of the Southern Pacific Company that acquired or built most of the Natron Cutoff or Cascade Line in northern California and southern Oregon, United States...
California and Oregon Coast Railroad			1913	1954	N/A
Carlton and Coast Railroad	CR&C		1910	1940	N/A
Central Railroad of Oregon			1909	1927	Union Railroad of Oregon
Central Railway of Oregon			1905	1909	Central Railroad of Oregon
Central Oregon Railroad		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1908	1909	Oregon Trunk Railway
Central Pacific Railway		SP	1912	1959	Southern Pacific Company
Clackamas Southern Railway			1908	1914	Willamette Valley Southern Railway
Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad			1913	1925	N/A
Columbia River and Astoria Railway		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1891	1895	Astoria and Columbia River Railroad
Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad The Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad built a branch of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company from that company's main line at Arlington south to Condon, Oregon, United States. The company was incorporated on August 22, 1903, and finished construction in 1905...		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1903	1910	Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company was a railroad that operated a rail network of of track running east from Portland, Oregon, United States to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho...
Columbia Southern Railway Columbia Southern Railway The Columbia Southern Railway built a rail line extending from Biggs south to Shaniko, Oregon, U.S. The company was incorporated on March 5, 1897, and intended to continue beyond Shaniko to Prineville, with a branch to Canyon City...		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1897	1910	Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company was a railroad that operated a rail network of of track running east from Portland, Oregon, United States to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho...
Condon, Kinzua and Southern Railroad	CKSO		1928	1976	N/A
Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company		SP	1890	1915	Southern Pacific Company
Corvallis and Alsea River Railway		SP	1907	1911	Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway
Corvallis and Eastern Railroad		SP	1897	1915	Southern Pacific Company
Corvallis and Yaquina Bay Railroad			1872	1874	Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad
The Dalles and Southern Railroad			1933	1936	N/A
Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ronde Railroad Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ronde Railroad The Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ronde Railroad was a railroad in Yamhill and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.-History:In 1877, farmers in Bellevue, Dallas, Perrydale, Sheridan and Willamina met to discuss building a railroad that would serve their towns. An agreement was reached, and...		SP	1877	1879	Willamette Valley Railroad
Des Chutes Railroad		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1906	1987	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
East Portland Traction Company	EPTC		1987	1997	Oregon Pacific Railroad
Gales Creek and Wilson River Railroad		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1917	1944	Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River....
Goble, Nehalem and Pacific Railway			1902	1922	N/A
Great Northern Railway	GN	GN	1927	1970	Burlington Northern Inc.
Great Southern Railroad Great Southern Railroad The Great Southern Railroad was a 41-mile short-line which connected to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, later the Oregon-Washington Railway and Navigation Company , in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, and ran south along Fifteen Mile Creek through Boyd to Dufur, and on to the small...			1904	1933	The Dalles and Southern Railroad
Great Western Railway of Colorado Great Western Railway of Colorado The Great Western Railway of Colorado operates about of track in Colorado and interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad as well as the BNSF Railway. It is a currently a subsidiary of OmniTRAX but was founded in 1901 to serve the Great Western Sugar Company and other sugar, beet, and molasses...	GWR		1986	1987	Great Western Railway of Oregon
Great Western Railway of Oregon	GWR		1987	1997	Lake County Railroad Lake County Railroad The Lake County Railroad , based in Lakeview, Oregon, United States, is owned by the Lake County government and operated by the Modoc Northern Railroad. It runs south from Lakeview to Alturas, California, and then back every Thursday...
Independence and Monmouth Railway		SP	1889	1918	N/A
Klamath Lake Railroad			1901	1913	N/A
Longview, Portland and Northern Railway	LPN		1952	1999	N/A
Malheur Railroad			1923	1928	Oregon and Northwestern Railroad Oregon and Northwestern Railroad The Oregon and Northwestern Railroad evolved from the defunct Malheur Railroad in 1928 and eventually ran between Hines, Oregon, and Seneca, along the present-day route of the U.S. 395 in Oregon...
Malheur Valley Railway Malheur Valley Railway The Malheur Valley Railway built a branch line of the Oregon Short Line Railroad , beginning at that company's main line south of Ontario, Oregon, U.S., and extending west through the valley of the Malheur River to Vale, then northwest to Brogan...		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1906	1910	Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Marion and Linn County Railroad		SP	1918	1927	Southern Pacific Company
Medford and Crater Lake Railroad		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1904	1907	Pacific and Eastern Railway
Modoc Northern Railroad Modoc Northern Railroad The Modoc Northern Railroad connects Klamath Falls to Alturas, California and Lakeview, Oregon to Alturas, California. Modoc Northern Railroad operates over 160 miles of track in northeastern California and southern Oregon and is based in Tulelake, California...	MNRR		2005	2009	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Molalla Western Railway	MWRL		1993	1997	Oregon Pacific Railroad
Mount Hood Railroad Mount Hood Railroad The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, east of Portland, Oregon, United States....		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1905	1968	Mount Hood Railway
Mount Hood Railway	MH	UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1968	1987	Mount Hood Railroad Mount Hood Railroad The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, east of Portland, Oregon, United States....
Nevada–California–Oregon Railway		SP	1888	1945	Central Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railroad		NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1864	1896	Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	NP	NP	1896	1970	Burlington Northern Inc.
Northern Pacific Terminal Company of Oregon		NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... / SP/ UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1882	1965	Portland Terminal Railroad
Northwest Railway		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....			Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern Railroad		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1906	1910	Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Oregon Railway		SP	1880	1880	Oregonian Railway Oregonian Railway The Oregonian Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in the Willamette Valley in the U.S. state of Oregon.-History:A group of Scot capitalists formed the Oregonian Railway Company, Limited after purchasing the bankrupt Dayton, Sheridan & Grande Ronde railroad in 1879.The first changes made were to...
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company was a railroad that operated a rail network of of track running east from Portland, Oregon, United States to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho...		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1896	1910	Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Oregon Railway Extensions Company		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1888	1896	Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company was a railroad that operated a rail network of of track running east from Portland, Oregon, United States to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho...
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1879	1896	Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company was a railroad that operated a rail network of of track running east from Portland, Oregon, United States to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho...
Oregon and California Railroad Oregon and California Railroad The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company...		SP	1870	1927	Southern Pacific Company
Oregon, California and Eastern Railway	OCE	GN/ SP	1915	1990	N/A
Oregon Central Railroad Oregon Central Railroad The Oregon Central Railroad was the name of two railroad companies in the U.S. state of Oregon, each of which claimed federal land grants that had been assigned to the state in 1866 to assist in building a line from Portland south into California... ("West Side Company")		SP	1866	1880	Oregon and California Railroad Oregon and California Railroad The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company...
Oregon Central Railroad Oregon Central Railroad The Oregon Central Railroad was the name of two railroad companies in the U.S. state of Oregon, each of which claimed federal land grants that had been assigned to the state in 1866 to assist in building a line from Portland south into California... ("East Side Company")		SP	1867	1870	Oregon and California Railroad Oregon and California Railroad The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company...
Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad		SP	1895	1898	Corvallis and Eastern Railroad
Oregon Eastern Railway Oregon Eastern Railway The Oregon Eastern Railway was a predecessor of the Southern Pacific Company that acquired or built most of the Natron Cutoff or Cascade Line in northern California and southern Oregon, United States...		SP, UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1905	1912	Central Pacific Railway, Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Oregon Electric Railway Oregon Electric Railway The Oregon Electric Railway was an interurban railroad line in the U.S. state of Oregon that linked Portland to Eugene. Service from Portland to Salem, Oregon, began in 1907. The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway purchased the system in 1910, and extended service to Eugene in 1912...	OE	GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1906	1981	Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington), Inc.	Electric until 1945
Oregon and Northwestern Railroad Oregon and Northwestern Railroad The Oregon and Northwestern Railroad evolved from the defunct Malheur Railroad in 1928 and eventually ran between Hines, Oregon, and Seneca, along the present-day route of the U.S. 395 in Oregon...	ONW		1934	1984	N/A
Oregon Pacific Railroad		SP	1880	1894	Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad
Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway The Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway is a short line railroad that began in 1904 as the Oregon and Southeastern Railroad . The line ran between the towns of Cottage Grove and Wildwood. The Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway Company incorporated in 1912, and purchased the physical assets of the...	OPE		1912	1994	N/A
Oregon Short Line Railroad Oregon Short Line Railroad The Oregon Short Line Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Oregon. The line was as organized the Oregon Short Line Railway in 1881 as a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railway. Union Pacific intended the line to be the shortest route from Wyoming to Oregon...		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1897	1987	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Oregon Short Line Railway		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1882	1889	Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1889	1897	Oregon Short Line Railroad Oregon Short Line Railroad The Oregon Short Line Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Oregon. The line was as organized the Oregon Short Line Railway in 1881 as a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railway. Union Pacific intended the line to be the shortest route from Wyoming to Oregon...
Oregon and Southeastern Railroad			1905	1914	Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway The Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway is a short line railroad that began in 1904 as the Oregon and Southeastern Railroad . The line ran between the towns of Cottage Grove and Wildwood. The Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway Company incorporated in 1912, and purchased the physical assets of the...
Oregon Southern Railway		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....			Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad The Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad built a branch of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company from that company's main line at Arlington south to Condon, Oregon, United States. The company was incorporated on August 22, 1903, and finished construction in 1905...
Oregon Portage Railroad Oregon Portage Railroad The Oregon Portage Railroad was the first railroad in the U.S. state of Oregon. It originally ran for with of telegraph line, and was later extended to a length of...			1858	1896	N/A
Oregon Steam Navigation Company Oregon Steam Navigation Company The Oregon Steam Navigation Company was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen...		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1862	1880	Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Oregon Trunk Railway	OT	GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1909	1981	Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington), Inc.
Oregon Trunk Line, Inc.		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1906	1909	Oregon Trunk Railway
Oregon and Washington Railroad		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1906	1910	Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1910	1987	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Oregon and Washington Territory Railroad		NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1886	1892	Washington and Columbia River Railway
Oregon Western Railroad		SP	1889	1890	Oregonian Railroad
Oregon Western Railway		SP	1905	1914	Willamette & Pacific Railroad
Oregonian Railroad		SP	1890	1893	Oregon and California Railroad Oregon and California Railroad The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company...
Oregonian Railway Oregonian Railway The Oregonian Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in the Willamette Valley in the U.S. state of Oregon.-History:A group of Scot capitalists formed the Oregonian Railway Company, Limited after purchasing the bankrupt Dayton, Sheridan & Grande Ronde railroad in 1879.The first changes made were to...		SP	1880	1889	Oregon Western Railroad
Pacific Railway and Navigation Company		SP	1905	1915	Southern Pacific Company
Pacific Coast Line Railway		SP	1911	1912	Willamette & Pacific Railroad
Pacific and Eastern Railway		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1907	1919	N/A
Pacific Great Western Railway		SP	1911	1912	Willamette & Pacific Railroad
Portland, Astoria and Pacific Railroad		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1919	1921	United Railways
Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway		SP	1907	1915	Southern Pacific Company
Portland and Southwestern Railroad			1905	1944	N/A
Portland Terminal Railroad	PTRC	NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... / SP/ UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1965			Still exists as a joint subsidiary of the BNSF Railway BNSF Railway The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary... and Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Portland Traction Company	PRTD	SP/ UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1930	1991	East Portland Traction Company	Electric until 1958
Portland and Willamette Valley Railway		SP	1885	1892	Portland and Yamhill Railroad
Portland and Yamhill Railroad		SP	1892	1893	Oregon and California Railroad Oregon and California Railroad The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company...
Rogue River Valley Railway			1891	1915	Southern Oregon Traction Company
Salem, Falls City and Western Railway		SP	1901	1915	Southern Pacific Company
Seashore Road Company		GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1893	1897	Astoria and Columbia River Railroad
Sheridan and Willamina Railroad		SP	1907	1913	Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway
Southern Extensions Railway		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1906		Des Chutes Railroad
Southern Pacific Company	SP	SP	1887	1969	Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Southern Pacific Transportation Company	SP	SP	1969	1998	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River....	SP&S, SPS	GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1908	1979	Burlington Northern Inc.
Sumpter Valley Railway Sumpter Valley Railway The Sumpter Valley Railway is a heritage railroad located in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built on a right-of-way used by the original railway of the same name, it carries excursion trains on a roughly route between McEwen and Sumpter. The railroad has two steam locomotives and...			1890	1961	N/A
Terminal Railway		SP	1911	1913	Willamette & Pacific Railroad
Umatilla Central Railroad Umatilla Central Railroad The Umatilla Central Railroad built a branch line of railroad in Umatilla County, Oregon, U.S., connecting the main line of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company at Rieth to Pilot Rock...		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1906	1910	Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Union Railroad of Oregon	UO		1927	1993	N/A
Union Railway			1890	1894	Union Street and Suburban Railway
Union, Cove and Valley Railway			1905	1906	Central Railway of Oregon
Union Street and Suburban Railway			1894	1906	Union, Cove and Valley Railway
United Railways	URC	GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1906	1944	Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River....
Valley and Siletz Railroad Valley and Siletz Railroad The Valley and Siletz Railroad is a defunct railroad located in Polk County and in Benton County, Oregon, United States. The railroad began construction in 1912. It was long by 1915, long by 1917, and was extended to and completed later that year...	VS		1912	1985	Willamette Valley Railroad
Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad		UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....	1868	1910	Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company was a railroad that operated a rail network of of track running east from Portland, Oregon, United States to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho...
Walla Walla Valley Railway	WWV	NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1910	1985	N/A	Electric until 1949
Washington and Columbia River Railway		NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...	1892	1907	Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
Western Oregon Railroad		SP	1879	1880	Oregon and California Railroad Oregon and California Railroad The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company...
White City Terminal and Utility Company			1954	1974	WCTU Railway WCTU Railway The WCTU Railway is a shortline railroad that connects White City, Oregon, United States to a junction north of Medford with the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, which hauls its cars to the Union Pacific Railroad at Eugene or Weed...
Willamette & Pacific Railroad		SP	1911	1915	Southern Pacific Company
Willamette Valley Railroad	WVRD		1984	1994	Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway
Willamette Valley Railroad		SP	1878	1880	Oregon Railway
Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad			1911		N/A
Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad		SP	1874	1894	Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad
Willamina and Grand Ronde Railroad	WGRR		1980	1986	Willamette Valley Railroad
Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway	WGR		1988	1996	Willamette Valley Railway Willamette Valley Railway The Willamette Valley Railway is a short-line railroad that operates in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. It leased a line from Woodburn to Stayton from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in February 1993, as well as a branch from Geer west to Salem , and purchased the property in 1996...
Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway			1920	1955	Longview, Portland and Northern Railway

Private freight carriers

Bridal Veil Falls Lumbering Company
Bridal Veil Lumbering Company
Northwest Log and Lumber Company
Sunset Logging Company

Electric

Albany Street Railway
Astoria Electric Company
Astoria Street Railway
Central Railway of Oregon
City and Suburban Railway
East Side Railway
Eugene and Eastern Railway
Forest Grove Transportation Company
Medford Coast Railroad
Metropolitan Railroad
Metropolitan Railroad
The Metropolitan Railroad was the second streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C. It was incorporated and started operations in 1864, running from the Capitol to the War Department and along H Street NW in downtown. It added lines on 9th Street NW, on 4th Street SW/SE, along Connecticut...
Mount Hood Railway and Power Company
Mount Hood Railway and Power Company
The Mount Hood Railway and Power Company, also known as the Mount Hood Company, initiated hydroelectric development in the Sandy River basin in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1906. Its Bull Run Hydroelectric Project included a powerhouse on the Bull Run River, a tributary of the Sandy River, and a...
Mount Scott Railway
Multnomah Street Railway
Oregon City and Southern Railway
Oregon Electric Railway
Oregon Electric Railway
The Oregon Electric Railway was an interurban railroad line in the U.S. state of Oregon that linked Portland to Eugene. Service from Portland to Salem, Oregon, began in 1907. The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway purchased the system in 1910, and extended service to Eugene in 1912...

(OE)
Oregon Traction Company
Oregon Water Power and Railway Company
Pacific Power & Light Company
Portland Railroad and Terminal Division (PRTD)
Portland Railway
Portland Railway, Light and Power Company
Portland Railway, Light and Power Company
The Portland Railway, Light and Power Company was a railway company and electric power utility in Portland, Oregon, United States, from 1906 until 1924....

(PRL&P)
Portland City and Oregon Railway
Portland Consolidated Railway
Portland Consolidated Street Railway
Portland Electric Power Company (PEP)
Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway
Portland and Fairview Railway
Portland Traction Company (PRTD)
Portland and Vancouver Railway
Southern Oregon Traction Company
Southern Pacific Company
Trans-continental Street Railway
Union Street and Suburban Railway
United Railways (URC)
Valley Railway
Walla Walla Valley Railway (WWV)
Walla Walla Valley Traction Company
Waverly–Woodstock Electric Railway
Willamette Bridge Railway
Willamette Falls Company
Willamette Valley Railway
Willamette Valley Railway
The Willamette Valley Railway is a short-line railroad that operates in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. It leased a line from Woodburn to Stayton from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in February 1993, as well as a branch from Geer west to Salem , and purchased the property in 1996...
Willamette Valley Southern Railway

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