Chehalis Western Railroad

Route:: Tacoma - Western Jct - Chehalis, WA (? miles); Western Jct - Vail, WA (? miles); Chehalis - Milburn - Ruth - Curtis, WA (12 miles)
Headquarters:: Western Jct, WA
Junctions with other railroads:: BN & UP: Chehalis, WA
Radio frequencies:: ?
History:: Purchased trackage from MILW in 1980, and operated it as non-common carrier Chehalis Western Railroad.; Circa 1981, operations of the Curtis, Milburn & Eastern Railroad and Weyerhaeuser "Vail Line" were absorbed into Chehalis Western.; Railroad shut down in July 1992.; Line between Chehalis and Tacoma sold to City of Tacoma in 1995, and operations contracted out to Tacoma Eastern Railway.; Tacoma Eastern ceased operations in 1998, and service taken over by Tacoma Rail.
Ownership:: Weyerhaeuser
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
684	Alco	C-415	7/1968	6003-01		ex-CMER 684; nee CWWR 684	c.1981	1992	to City of Tacoma 684, 1995; to American Orient Express (Western Jct, WA)
765	EMD	GP7	7/1953	18599	5296-9	ex-WTCX "Vail Line" 765; ex-NW 2431; nee NKP 431	1981/2	1989	to CLC 701:2, 1989; to CLC 702:2, 1998
776	EMD	GP7	1953	18604	5296-14	ex-WTCX "Vail Line" 776; ex-NW 2436; nee NKP 436	1981/2	1989	to CLC 700:2, 1989; to LCR 700, 1998
810	EMD	GP38-2	1/1981	796388-4		acquired new	1981	1989	to GTRA 818, 1989
817	EMD	GP38-2	1/1981	796388-1		acquired new	1981	1992	to DQE D-27, 1994
818	EMD	GP38-2	1/1981	796388-2		acquired new	1981	1992	to DQE D-28, 1994
819	EMD	GP38-2	1/1981	796388-3		acquired new	1981	1989	to GTRA 809, 1989

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Last updated: October 5, 2002

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