Name | Mark | System[nb 1] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad | | MILW | 1883 | 1912 | Bellingham & Northern Railway |
*Bellingham International Railroad | BIRR | BNSF | 1995 | | |
Bellingham Bay and Eastern Railroad | | NP | 1891 | 1903 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Bellingham and Northern Railway | | MILW | 1912 | 1918 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
Bellingham Terminals and Railway Company | | MILW | 1909 | 1912 | Bellingham and Northern Railway |
Blakely Railroad | | | 1896 | 1917 | N/A |
Blue Mountain Railroad | BLMR | | 1992 | 1999 | Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad |
BNSF Acquisition, Inc. | | | 1996 | 2008 | BNSF Railway, Columbia Basin Railroad |
Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad |
Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway |
Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington) Inc. | | | 1981 | 1985 | Burlington Northern Railroad |
Camas Prairie RailNet | CSP | | 1998 | 2004 | Great Northwest Railroad |
Camas Prairie Railroad | CSP | NP/ UP | 1909 | 1998 | Camas Prairie RailNet |
Cascades Railroad | | UP | 1859 | | N/A |
Central Washington Railroad | | NP | 1888 | 1898 | Washington Central Railway |
Centralia Eastern Railroad | | NP | 1907 | 1917 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Chehalis and Cowlitz Railway | | GN/ MILW/ NP/ UP | 1911 | 1916 | Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade Railway |
Chehalis Western Railroad | | | 1980 | 1992 | Tacoma Eastern Railway |
Chehalis Western Railroad | | | 1936 | 1975 | Curtis, Milburn and Eastern Railroad |
Chelatchie Prairie Railroad | CCPR | | 1981 | 1986 | Lewis and Clark Railway |
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway | CM&PS | MILW | 12/31/1908 | 1/1/1913 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | | MILW | 1912 | 1928 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad |
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington | | MILW | 1906 | 1909 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | MILW | MILW | 1928 | 1980 | Chehalis Western Railroad, Pend Oreille Valley Railroad, Seattle and North Coast Railroad |
Clealum Railroad | | NP | 1886 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Clearwater Short Line Railway | | NP | 1898 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Columbia Railway and Navigation Company | | GN/ NP | 1890 | 1902 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway |
Columbia and Palouse Railroad | | UP | 1882 | 1910 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company |
Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad | | GN | 1880 | 1916 | Pacific Coast Railroad |
Columbia and Red Mountain Railway | | GN | 1895 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway |
Columbia River and Northern Railway | | GN/ NP | 1902 | 1908 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway |
Columbia Valley Railroad | | UP | 1899 | 1907 | Ilwaco Railroad |
Connell Northern Railway | | NP | 1909 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade Railway | | GN/ MILW/ NP/ UP | 1916 | 1955 | N/A |
Curtis, Milburn and Eastern Railroad | CMER | | 1973 | 1993 | N/A |
Eastern-Washington Railroad | | UP | 1904 | | Spokane – Columbia River Railroad and Navigation Company |
Eastern Washington Railway | | NP | 1885 | 1886 | Spokane and Palouse Railway |
Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad | EWG | | 2007 | 2018 | Washington Eastern Railroad |
Eastside Railway | | UP | 1896 | 1914 | Olympia Terminal Railway |
Everett and Cherry Valley Traction Company | | GN | 1907 | 1912 | Great Northern Railway |
Everett and Monte Cristo Railway | | NP | 1892 | 1900 | Monte Cristo Railway, Seattle and International Railway |
Fairhaven and Southern Railroad | | GN | 1888 | 1898 | Seattle and Montana Railroad |
Farmers' Railway, Navigation and Steamboat Portage Company | | GN/ NP | 1885 | 1890 | Farmers' Transportation Company |
Farmers' Transportation Company | | GN/ NP | 1890 | 1890 | Columbia Railway and Navigation Company |
Grays Harbor and Puget Sound Railway | | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon and Washington Railroad |
Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1890 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. |
Green River and Northern Railroad | | NP | 1890 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Hartford Eastern Railway | HE | | 1915 | 1933 | N/A |
H and H Railroad | | | 1904 | 1938 | |
Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad | I&WN | MILW | 1907 | 1916 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
Idaho and Western Railway | | MILW | 1909 | 1912 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway |
Ilwaco Railroad | | UP | 1907 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company | | UP | 1888 | 1907 | Ilwaco Railroad |
Klickitat Northern Railroad | | | 1914 | 1918 | N/A |
Kootenai Valley Railway | | GN | 1898 | 1913 | Great Northern Railway |
Lake Creek and Coeur d'Alene Railroad | | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
Lewis and Clark Railway | LINC | | 1987 | 2004 | Columbia Basin Railroad |
Longview, Portland and Northern Railway | LPN | | 1922 | 1981 | Chelatchie Prairie Railroad |
Mason County Central Railroad | | | 1889 | 1891 | Shelton Southwestern Railroad |
Montana Rail Link | MRL | BNSF | 10/31/1987 | 1/1/2024 | BNSF |
Mill Creek Railroad | | NP | 1903 | 1905 | Washington and Columbia River Railway |
Mill Creek Flume and Manufacturing Company | | NP | 1880 | 1903 | Mill Creek Railroad |
Monte Cristo Railway | | NP | 1900 | 1903 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Newaukum Railroad | | | 1914 | 1914 | Newaukum Valley Railroad |
Newaukum Valley Railroad | NV | | 1914 | 1943 | N/A |
North Coast Railroad | NCRR | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
North Coast Railway | NCRY | UP | 1905 | 1906 | North Coast Railroad |
North Yakima and Valley Railway | | NP | 1905 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Northern Pacific Railroad | | NP | 1864 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Northern Pacific Railway | NP | NP | 1896 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. |
Northern Pacific and Cascade Railroad | | NP | 1884 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad | | NP | 1884 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Olympia Railroad Union | | NP | 1874 | 1877 | Olympia and Chehalis Valley Railroad |
Olympia and Chehalis Valley Railroad | | NP | 1881 | 1891 | Port Townsend Southern Railroad |
Olympia Southern Railway | | MILW | 1913 | 1913 | Puget Sound and Willapa Harbor Railway |
Olympia Terminal Railway | | MILW, UP | 1911 | 1915 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, Puget Sound and Willapa Harbor Railway |
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | | UP | 1896 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
Oregon Railway Extensions Company | | UP | 1888 | 1896 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company |
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company | | UP | 1879 | 1896 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company |
Oregon Steam Navigation Company | | UP | 1860 | 1880 | Oregon Railway and Navigation Company |
Oregon Short Line Railway | | UP | 1887 | 1889 | Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway |
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | | UP | 1889 | 1896 | N/A | Leased the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company |
Oregon Trunk Railway | OT | GN/ NP | 1909 | 1981 | Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington) Inc. |
Oregon and Washington Railroad | | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | OWR&N | UP | 1910 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad |
Oregon, Washington and Idaho Railroad | | UP | 1903 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
Oregon and Washington Territory Railroad | | NP | 1886 | 1892 | Washington and Columbia River Railway |
Pacific Railway | | MILW | 1905 | 1906 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington |
Pacific Coast Railroad | PC | GN | 1916 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. |
Pacific and Eastern Railway | | MILW | 1906 | 1913 | Puget Sound and Willapa Harbor Railway |
Port Angeles Western Railroad | | | 1925 | 1950 | N/A |
Port Ludlow, Port Angeles and Lake Crescent Railway | | MILW | 1911 | 1911 | Seattle, Port Angeles and Lake Crescent Railway |
Port Townsend Railroad | PTRR | MILW | 1945 | 1975 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad |
Port Townsend and Puget Sound Railway | | | 1914 | 1929 | N/A | Leased the Port Townsend Southern Railroad |
Port Townsend Southern Railroad | | MILW, NP | 1887 | 1945 | Port Townsend Railroad |
Portland and Puget Sound Railroad | | NP | 1889 | | Washington and Oregon Railway |
Portland and Seattle Railway | | GN/ NP | 1905 | 1908 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway |
Portland, Vancouver and Yakima Railway | | NP | 1897 | 1903 | Washington Railway and Navigation Company |
Priest Rapids Railway | | MILW | 1907 | 1910 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway |
Puget Sound and Cascade Railway | | | 1912 | 1939 | Mount Vernon Terminal Railway |
Puget Sound and Grays Harbor Railroad and Transportation Company | | NP | 1886 | 1896 | Blakely Railroad, United Railroads of Washington |
Puget Sound Shore Railroad | | NP | 1882 | 1889 | Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad |
Puget Sound and Willapa Harbor Railway | | MILW | 1913 | 1918 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
Republic and Kettle Valley Railway | | | 1900 | 1906 | Spokane and British Columbia Railway |
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway | | GN | 1879 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway |
Sea Lion Railroad | | | 1997 | 1998 | Ballard Terminal Railroad |
Seattle and International Railway | | NP | 1896 | 1901 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway | SLS&E | NP | 1885 | 1896 | Seattle and International Railway, Spokane and Seattle Railway |
Seattle and Montana Railroad | | GN | 1898 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway |
Seattle and Montana Railway | | GN | 1890 | 1898 | Seattle and Montana Railroad |
Seattle and North Coast Railroad | SNCT | | 1979 | 1984 | N/A |
Seattle and Northern Railway | | GN | 1888 | 1902 | Seattle and Montana Railroad |
Seattle, Port Angeles and Lake Crescent Railway | | MILW | 1911 | 1915 | Seattle, Port Angeles and Western Railway |
Seattle, Port Angeles and Western Railway | | MILW | 1915 | 1918 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
Seattle and San Francisco Railway and Navigation Company | | NP | 1899 | 1903 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Seattle Southeastern Railway | | MILW | 1906 | 1912 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway |
Seattle Terminal Railway and Elevator Company | | NP | 1890 | 1903 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad | | GN | 1876 | 1880 | Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad |
Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad and Transportation Company | | GN | 1873 | 1876 | Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad |
Seattle and West Coast Railway | | NP | 1887 | 1888 | Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway |
Shelton Southwestern Railroad | | | 1891 | 1898 | Shelton Southwestern Railway |
Shelton Southwestern Railway | | | 1898 | | N/A |
Snake River Valley Railroad | | UP | 1898 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
Snohomish, Skykomish and Spokane Railway and Transportation Company | | NP | 1889 | 1892 | Everett and Monte Cristo Railway |
Spokane and British Columbia Railway | | | 1906 | 1919 | N/A |
Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and Palouse Railway | SC&P | GN | 1926 | 1943 | Great Northern Railway | Electric until 1941 |
Spokane – Columbia River Railroad and Navigation Company | | UP | 1905 | 1906 | North Coast Railroad |
Spokane Falls and Idaho Railroad | | NP | 1886 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Spokane Falls and Northern Railway | SF&N | GN | 1888 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway |
Spokane International Railroad | SI, SIRY | UP | 1941 | subsidiary in 1958, merged 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad |
Spokane International Railway | | UP | 1905 | 1941 | Spokane International Railroad |
Spokane and Palouse Railway | | NP | 1886 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | SP&S, SPS | GN/ NP | 1908 | 1979 | Burlington Northern Inc. |
Spokane and Seattle Railway | | NP | 1896 | 1900 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Spokane Union Depot Company | | UP | 1900 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company |
Tacoma Eastern Railroad | | MILW | 1890 | 1918 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
Tacoma Eastern Railway | TE | | 1995 | 1998 | Tacoma Rail |
Tacoma Municipal Belt Line Railway | TMBL | | | 1998 | Tacoma Rail |
Tacoma, Olympia and Chehalis Valley Railroad | | NP | 1889 | 1890 | Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad |
Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad | | NP | 1890 | 1892 | United Railroads of Washington |
Tacoma, Orting and Southeastern Railroad | | NP | 1888 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Thurston Railroad Construction Company | | NP | 1877 | 1881 | Olympia and Chehalis Valley Railroad |
Toppenish, Simcoe and Western Railway | | NP | 1909 | 1912 | North Yakima and Valley Railway |
Union Depot Company of Spokane Falls | | UP | 1889 | 1898 | Spokane Union Depot Company |
United Railroads of Washington | | NP | 1890 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Vancouver, Klickitat and Yakima Railroad | | NP | 1887 | 1897 | Portland, Vancouver and Yakima Railway |
Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad | | UP | 1868 | 1910 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company |
Walla Walla Valley Railway | WWV | NP | 1910 | 1985 | N/A | Electric until 1949 |
Washington Railway and Navigation Company | | NP | 1903 | 1903 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Washington Central Railroad | WCRC | | 1986 | 1996 | BNSF Acquisition, Inc., Columbia Basin Railroad |
Washington Central Railway | | NP | 1898 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Washington and Columbia River Railway | | NP | 1892 | 1907 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Washington Electric Railway | | GN/ MILW/ NP/ UP | 1912 | 1916 | Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade Railway |
Washington and Great Northern Railway | | GN | 1901 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway |
Washington and Idaho Railroad | | UP | 1886 | 1896 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company |
Washington and Idaho Railway | WIR | WSDOT | 2006 | 2019 | Spokane, Spangle & Palouse Railway |
Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway | WI&M | MILW | 1905 | 1980 | Burlington Northern Inc. |
Washington Northern Railway | | UP | 1906 | 1906 | Oregon and Washington Railroad |
Washington and Oregon Railway | | NP | 1900 | 1903 | Washington Railway and Navigation Company |
Washington Short Line Railway | | NP | 1888 | 1900 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Washington Western Railway | WTW | | 1912 | 1929 | N/A |
Waterville Railway | | | 1909 | 1948 | N/A |
Western American Company | | NP | 1896 | 1901 | Northern Pacific Railway |
Yakima and Pacific Coast Railroad | | NP | 1890 | 1892 | United Railroads of Washington |