Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company

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Dates:
Active 1911
Active 1914

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The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) was a railroad that operated a rail network of 1,143 miles of track running east from Portland, OR to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho. The railroad operated from 1896 as a consolidation of several smaller railroads and was reorganized as the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company in 1910. Although the OR&N was initially operated as an independent carrier, by 1898 the railroad was a subsidiary of Union Pacific (UP). In 1936, Union Pacific formally absorbed the system, which became UP's gateway to the Pacific Northwest.

From the description of Washington State Library's collection of annual reports of the Oregon-WashingtonRailroad and Navigation Company, 1911-1912, 1914. (Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State). WorldCat record id: 429685843

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  • Northwest, Pacific (as recorded)

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