Meeker Southern Railroad
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The Meeker Southern Railroad is a shortline railroad
owned by the Ballard Terminal Railroad
that travels from Puyallup to McMillin, Washington, United States
. Approximately five miles long, the Meeker Southern runs on former NP
/BNSF tracks.
Shortline railroad
A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the USA and Canada...
owned by the Ballard Terminal Railroad
Ballard Terminal Railroad
The Ballard Terminal Railroad , a short line terminal railroad in Seattle, Washington, USA's Ballard neighborhood, was formed in 1997 to operate trains on three miles of track on the north side of Salmon Bay. The spur had been abandoned earlier that year by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe...
that travels from Puyallup to McMillin, Washington, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Approximately five miles long, the Meeker Southern runs on former 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...
/BNSF tracks.