The following
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
s operate in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
.
Current railroads
Common freight carriers
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Albany and Eastern Railroad
The Albany and Eastern Railroad is a short line railroad in the Willamette Valley of Oregon that was created when the BNSF Railway spun off its Sweet Home Branch Line in May 1998. It operates about of track and is based in Lebanon, Oregon. Th ...
(AERC)
**Operates the
Venell Farms Railroad Company
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BNSF Railway (BNSF)
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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 (SP) between Eugene and Weed, Califor ...
(CORP)
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City of Prineville Railway (COP)
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Clackamas Valley Railway (CVLY)
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Coos Bay Rail Line (CBR)
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Goose Lake Railway LLC (GOOS)
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Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad (INPR)
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Klamath Northern Railway (KNOR)
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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.
The majority of the railroad's revenue is generated from passenger excursions although a few smal ...
(MH)
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Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR)
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Oregon Pacific Railroad (OPR)
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Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad
The Palouse ( ) is a distinct geographic region of the northwestern United States, encompassing parts of north central Idaho, southeastern Washington, and, by some definitions, parts of northeast Oregon. It is a major agricultural area, primar ...
(PCC)
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Peninsula Terminal Company (PT)
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Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB) was a shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Purchased from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1990 by the Port of Tillamook Bay, the railroad was used to transport l ...
(POTB) (Out of Service)
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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. The PNWR includes a subsidiary, the Willamette ...
(PNWR)
**Operates the
Hampton Railway (HLSC) and the
Willamette Pacific Railroad (WPRR)
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Portland Terminal Railroad (PTRC) (Operated by BNSF)
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Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad Corporation (RVT)
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Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
(UP)
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Wallowa Union Railroad Authority (WURR)
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Willamette Valley Railway (WVR)
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Oregon Independence railroad(OIRR)
Passenger carriers
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Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
(AMTK)
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Astoria Riverfront Trolley
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Eagle Cap Excursion Train (WURR)
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MAX Light Rail
The Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Owned and operated by TriMet, it consists of five color-designated lines that altogether connect the six sectio ...
(TMTC)
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Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway (OPE)
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Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR) is a heritage railroad, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, operating in Oregon, primarily between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach, with additional special trips to Wheeler, Nehalem River and into the Salm ...
(OCSR)
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Sumpter Valley Railway
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Washington Park and Zoo Railway
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Westside Express Service
The Westside Express Service (WES) is a commuter rail line serving part of the Portland metropolitan area's Washington County and a small portion of Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Owned by TriMet and operated by Portland & Wester ...
(TMTC)
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Willamette Shore Trolley
*Oregon Pacific Railroad (OPR)
Private freight carriers
*SP Newsprint (
Newberg, Oregon)
*Superior Lumber Company (
Glendale, Oregon
Glendale is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 874 at the 2010 census.
History
After construction of a railroad line south from Roseburg in 1881–83, Solomon Abraham, the local right-of-way agent, platted the ...
)
Defunct railroads
Private freight carriers
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Bridal Veil Falls Lumbering Company
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Bridal Veil Lumbering Company
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Northwest Log and Lumber Company
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Black Diamond Coal Mining Company
The Black Diamond Coal Mining Company was formed in 1861, consolidating the Cumberland and Black Diamond coal mines in the region of Mount Diablo, in Contra Costa County, California.http://www.southport-land.com/PDFs/1861_06_15_1st_mtg_rev3.pdf M ...
(Southport Coal Mine Railroad, 1875-1885)
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Sunset Logging Company
Passenger carriers
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Samtrak
Electric
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Albany Street Railway
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Astoria Electric Company
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Astoria Street Railway
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Central Railway of Oregon
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City and Suburban Railway
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East Side Railway
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Eugene and Eastern Railway
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Forest Grove Transportation Company
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Medford Coast Railroad
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Mount Hood Railway and Power Company
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Mount Scott Railway
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Multnomah Street Railway
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Oregon City and Southern Railway
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Oregon Electric Railway
The Oregon Electric Railway (OE) was an interurban railroad line in the U.S. state of Oregon that linked Portland to Eugene. Service from Portland to Salem began in January 1908. The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway purchased the system ...
(OE)
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Oregon Traction Company
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Oregon Water Power and Railway Company
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Pacific Power & Light Company
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Portland Railroad and Terminal Division (PRTD)
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Portland Railway
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Portland Railway, Light and Power Company
The Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (PRL&P) was a railway company and electric power utility in Portland, Oregon, United States, from 1906 until 1924.Thompson, Richard M. (2006). ''Portland's Streetcars'', pp. 57 and 99. Arcadia Publis ...
(PRL&P)
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Portland City and Oregon Railway
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Portland Consolidated Railway
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Portland Consolidated Street Railway
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Portland Electric Power Company (PEP)
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Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway
The Southern Pacific Red Electric Lines, also known simply as the Red Electric, was a network of interurban passenger train services operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the Willamette Valley of the U.S. state of Oregon from 1914 to 1929 ...
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Portland and Fairview Railway
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Portland Traction Company (PRTD)
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Portland and Vancouver Railway
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Southern Oregon Traction Company
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Southern Pacific Company
Southern may refer to:
Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, ...
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Trans-continental Street Railway
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Union Street and Suburban Railway
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United Railways (URC)
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Valley Railway
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Walla Walla Valley Railway (WWV)
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Walla Walla Valley Traction Company
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Waverly–Woodstock Electric Railway
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Willamette Bridge Railway
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Willamette Falls Company
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Willamette Valley Railway
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Willamette Valley Southern Railway
See also
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Lists of Oregon-related topics
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Rail transportation in Oregon
Notes
References
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*Association of American Railroads (2003), . Retrieved May 11, 2005.
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Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
Railroads
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...