Route:

White Swan (Simcoe) Branch: Wesely Jct - White Swan, WA (18.9 miles)

Royal Subdivision: Othello - Royal City, WA (24.0 miles)

Headquarters:

Toppenish, WA

Junctions with other railroads:

BNSF: Wesley Jct, WA

CBRW: Othello, WA

Radio frequencies:

160.635

History:

White Swan (Simcoe) Branch:

Line built in 1912 by Toppenish, Simcoe & Western Railroad.

Absorbed by North Yakima & Valley (NP) in 1914.

BN sold the line to Washington Central in October 1986.

Washington Central discontinued service in 1993, and TSWR began service July 16, 1993.

TSWR operated by the Yakima Valley Rail and Steam Museum.

Effective December 21, 2005, freight operations on the White Swan Branch have been taken over by the Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW).

Operations taken over by Frontier Rail's Yakima Central Railroad (YCR)

Royal Subdivision:

Former MILW line.

Operations by TSWR began in September 1994.

Rail service abandoned in April 1998.

Operations resumed under Frontier Rail's Washington Royal Line (WRL)

Ownership:

Line owned by State of Washington.

Roster:

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Last updated: Oct. 22, 2023