- Route:
- Chehalis - Milburn - Ruth - Dryad, WA (18 miles)
- Ruth - Curtis - Camp McDonald, WA (? miles)
- Chehalis - Western Jct (via trackage rights on MILW)
- Dryad - Murnen - Hilda, WA (via trackage rights on MILW)
- Milburn - Dryad - Pe Ell, WA (via trackage rights on NP)
- Headquarters:
- Chehalis, WA
- Junctions with other railroads:
- BN (ex-NP): Milburn, WA
- MILW: Chehalis, WA
- Radio frequencies:
- ?
- History:
- Chehalis Western formed by Weyerhaeuser in 1936 after purchasing a line running between Chehalis and Dryad from MILW.
- Line beyond Ruth was not operated, and removed. A new branch was built south from Ruth to Camp McDonald.
- Curtis to Camp McDonald segment abandoned in 1975, and the railroad was reorganized as the Curtis, Milburn & Eastern Railroad on Dec 1, 1975.
- Ownership:
- Weyerhaeuser
- Roster:
| Unit | Bldr. | Model | B/D | B/N | F/N | History | Acq. | Ret. | Notes |
|---|
| 492 | F-M | H10-44 | 5/1949 | 10L148 | | acquired new | 1949 | 1975 | retired, 1975; to WTCX "Vail Line" (stored); to Pacific Transportation Services 122 (Tacoma, WA); to Continental Grain (Tacoma, WA) c.1981; scrapp
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| 493 | F-M | H10-44 | 6/1949 | 10L149 | | acquired new | 1949 | 1968 | retired, 1968; to WTCX "Vail Line" (stored); scrapped, 1974 |
| 684 | Alco | C-415 | 7/1968 | 6003-01 | | acquired new | 1968 | 1975 | to CMER 684, 1975; to Chehalis Western RR 684, c.1981; to City of Tacoma 684, 1995; to American Orient Express (Western Jct, WA) |
Explanations:
- B/D
- Builder's Date
- B/N
- Builder's Number
- F/N
- Frame Number
- Acq.
- Year unit acquired
- Ret.
- Year unit retired
Reporting Marks
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Last updated: October 5, 2002
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