Defunct Railroads
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Name | Mark | System | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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Albany and Lebanon Railroad | SP | 1880 | 1881 | Oregon and California Railroad | ||
Astoria and Columbia River Railroad | GN/ NP | 1895 | 1911 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | ||
Astoria and South Coast Railway | GN/ NP | 1888 | 1892 | Seashore Road Company | ||
Astoria Southern Railway | 1910 | 1943 | N/A | |||
Beaverton and Willsburg Railroad | SP | 1906 | 1916 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Boise and Western Railway | UP | 1909 | 1910 | Oregon Eastern Railway | ||
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 | |||
California Northeastern Railway | SP | 1905 | 1911 | Oregon Eastern Railway | ||
California and Oregon Coast Railroad | 1913 | 1954 | N/A | |||
Carlton and Coast Railroad | CR&C | 1910 | 1940 | N/A | ||
Central Railroad of Oregon | 1909 | 1927 | Union Railroad of Oregon | |||
Central Railway of Oregon | 1905 | 1909 | Central Railroad of Oregon | |||
Central Oregon Railroad | GN/ NP | 1908 | 1909 | Oregon Trunk Railway | ||
Central Pacific Railway | SP | 1912 | 1959 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Clackamas Southern Railway | 1908 | 1914 | Willamette Valley Southern Railway | |||
Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad | 1913 | 1925 | N/A | |||
Columbia River and Astoria Railway | GN/ NP | 1891 | 1895 | Astoria and Columbia River Railroad | ||
Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad | UP | 1903 | 1910 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | ||
Columbia Southern Railway | UP | 1897 | 1910 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | ||
Condon, Kinzua and Southern Railroad | CKSO | 1928 | 1976 | N/A | ||
Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company | SP | 1890 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Corvallis and Alsea River Railway | SP | 1907 | 1911 | Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway | ||
Corvallis and Eastern Railroad | SP | 1897 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Corvallis and Yaquina Bay Railroad | 1872 | 1874 | Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad | |||
The Dalles and Southern Railroad | 1933 | 1936 | N/A | |||
Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ronde Railroad | SP | 1877 | 1879 | Willamette Valley Railroad | ||
Des Chutes Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
East Portland Traction Company | EPTC | 1987 | 1997 | Oregon Pacific Railroad | ||
Gales Creek and Wilson River Railroad | GN/ NP | 1917 | 1944 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | ||
Goble, Nehalem and Pacific Railway | 1902 | 1922 | N/A | |||
Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1927 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Great Southern Railroad | 1904 | 1933 | The Dalles and Southern Railroad | |||
Great Western Railway of Colorado | GWR | 1986 | 1987 | Great Western Railway of Oregon | ||
Great Western Railway of Oregon | GWR | 1987 | 1997 | Lake County Railroad | ||
Independence and Monmouth Railway | SP | 1889 | 1918 | N/A | ||
Klamath Lake Railroad | 1901 | 1913 | N/A | |||
Longview, Portland and Northern Railway | LPN | 1952 | 1999 | N/A | ||
Malheur Railroad | 1923 | 1928 | Oregon and Northwestern Railroad | |||
Malheur Valley Railway | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | ||
Marion and Linn County Railroad | SP | 1918 | 1927 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Medford and Crater Lake Railroad | GN/ NP | 1904 | 1907 | Pacific and Eastern Railway | ||
Modoc Northern Railroad | MNRR | 2005 | 2009 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Molalla Western Railway | MWRL | 1993 | 1997 | Oregon Pacific Railroad | ||
Mount Hood Railroad | UP | 1905 | 1968 | Mount Hood Railway | ||
Mount Hood Railway | MH | UP | 1968 | 1987 | Mount Hood Railroad | |
Nevada–California–Oregon Railway | SP | 1888 | 1945 | Central Pacific Railway | ||
Northern Pacific Railroad | NP | 1864 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Northern Pacific Railway | NP | NP | 1896 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Northern Pacific Terminal Company of Oregon | NP/ SP/ UP | 1882 | 1965 | Portland Terminal Railroad | ||
Northwest Railway | UP | Northwestern Railroad | ||||
Northwestern Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | ||
Oregon Railway | SP | 1880 | 1880 | Oregonian 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 and California Railroad | SP | 1870 | 1927 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Oregon, California and Eastern Railway | OCE | GN/ SP | 1915 | 1990 | N/A | |
Oregon Central Railroad ("West Side Company") | SP | 1866 | 1880 | Oregon and California Railroad | ||
Oregon Central Railroad ("East Side Company") | SP | 1867 | 1870 | Oregon and California Railroad | ||
Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad | SP | 1895 | 1898 | Corvallis and Eastern Railroad | ||
Oregon Eastern Railway | SP, UP | 1905 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway, Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | ||
Oregon Electric Railway | OE | GN/ NP | 1906 | 1981 | Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington), Inc. | Electric until 1945 |
Oregon and Northwestern Railroad | ONW | 1934 | 1984 | N/A | ||
Oregon Pacific Railroad | SP | 1880 | 1894 | Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad | ||
Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway | OPE | 1912 | 1994 | N/A | ||
Oregon Short Line Railroad | UP | 1897 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Oregon Short Line Railway | UP | 1882 | 1889 | Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | ||
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | UP | 1889 | 1897 | Oregon Short Line Railroad | ||
Oregon and Southeastern Railroad | 1905 | 1914 | Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway | |||
Oregon Southern Railway | UP | Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad | ||||
Oregon Portage Railroad | 1858 | 1896 | N/A | |||
Oregon Steam Navigation Company | UP | 1862 | 1880 | Oregon Railway and Navigation Company | ||
Oregon Trunk Railway | OT | GN/ NP | 1909 | 1981 | Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington), Inc. | |
Oregon Trunk Line, Inc. | GN/ NP | 1906 | 1909 | Oregon Trunk Railway | ||
Oregon and Washington Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | ||
Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | UP | 1910 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Oregon and Washington Territory Railroad | NP | 1886 | 1892 | Washington and Columbia River Railway | ||
Oregon Western Railroad | SP | 1889 | 1890 | Oregonian Railroad | ||
Oregon Western Railway | SP | 1905 | 1914 | Willamette & Pacific Railroad | ||
Oregonian Railroad | SP | 1890 | 1893 | Oregon and California Railroad | ||
Oregonian Railway | SP | 1880 | 1889 | Oregon Western Railroad | ||
Pacific Railway and Navigation Company | SP | 1905 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Pacific Coast Line Railway | SP | 1911 | 1912 | Willamette & Pacific Railroad | ||
Pacific and Eastern Railway | GN/ NP | 1907 | 1919 | N/A | ||
Pacific Great Western Railway | SP | 1911 | 1912 | Willamette & Pacific Railroad | ||
Portland, Astoria and Pacific Railroad | GN/ NP | 1919 | 1921 | United Railways | ||
Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway | SP | 1907 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Portland and Southwestern Railroad | 1905 | 1944 | N/A | |||
Portland Terminal Railroad | PTRC | NP/ SP/ UP | 1965 | Still exists as a joint subsidiary of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Portland Traction Company | PRTD | SP/ UP | 1930 | 1991 | East Portland Traction Company | Electric until 1958 |
Portland and Willamette Valley Railway | SP | 1885 | 1892 | Portland and Yamhill Railroad | ||
Portland and Yamhill Railroad | SP | 1892 | 1893 | Oregon and California Railroad | ||
Rogue River Valley Railway | 1891 | 1915 | Southern Oregon Traction Company | |||
Salem, Falls City and Western Railway | SP | 1901 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Seashore Road Company | GN/ NP | 1893 | 1897 | Astoria and Columbia River Railroad | ||
Sheridan and Willamina Railroad | SP | 1907 | 1913 | Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway | ||
Southern Extensions Railway | UP | 1906 | Des Chutes Railroad | |||
Southern Pacific Company | SP | SP | 1887 | 1969 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |
Southern Pacific Transportation Company | SP | SP | 1969 | 1998 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | SP&S, SPS | GN/ NP | 1908 | 1979 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Sumpter Valley Railway | 1890 | 1961 | N/A | |||
Terminal Railway | SP | 1911 | 1913 | Willamette & Pacific Railroad | ||
Umatilla Central Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | ||
Union Railroad of Oregon | UO | 1927 | 1993 | N/A | ||
Union Railway | 1890 | 1894 | Union Street and Suburban Railway | |||
Union, Cove and Valley Railway | 1905 | 1906 | Central Railway of Oregon | |||
Union Street and Suburban Railway | 1894 | 1906 | Union, Cove and Valley Railway | |||
United Railways | URC | GN/ NP | 1906 | 1944 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | |
Valley and Siletz Railroad | VS | 1912 | 1985 | Willamette Valley Railroad | ||
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 and Columbia River Railway | NP | 1892 | 1907 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Western Oregon Railroad | SP | 1879 | 1880 | Oregon and California Railroad | ||
White City Terminal and Utility Company | 1954 | 1974 | WCTU Railway | |||
Willamette & Pacific Railroad | SP | 1911 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Willamette Valley Railroad | WVRD | 1984 | 1994 | Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway | ||
Willamette Valley Railroad | SP | 1878 | 1880 | Oregon Railway | ||
Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad | 1911 | N/A | ||||
Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad | SP | 1874 | 1894 | Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad | ||
Willamina and Grand Ronde Railroad | WGRR | 1980 | 1986 | Willamette Valley Railroad | ||
Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway | WGR | 1988 | 1996 | Willamette Valley Railway | ||
Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway | 1920 | 1955 | Longview, Portland and Northern Railway |
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“The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
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—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)