- Route:
- Rye Jct - Battle Ground - Chelatchie, WA (33.1 miles)
- Headquarters:
- Battle Ground, WA
- Junctions with other railroads:
- BNSF: Rye Jct, WA
- Radio frequencies:
- 160.785
- History:
- Line built by Vancouver, Klickitat & Yakima Railroad starting in 1888.
- Became Portland, Vancouver & Yakima Railroad in 1898.
- Taken over by Northern Pacific in 1903.
- NP sold the line to Longview, Portland & Northern Railway in 1960.
- LPN sold the line to Chelatchie Prairie Railroad in 1981.
- Service on the line discontinued in 1984.
- Abandonment of the line was authorized on August 29, 1985.
- Line purchased by Clark County in 1987, and line operated by LINC.
- The Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad (BYCX) leased Battle Ground to Chelatchie (19 miles), where they began excursions in 2001.
- Clark County announced on November 13, 2003 that the Columbia Basin Railway would be the new operator of the line effective January 2004.
- Line renamed Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad.
- Ownership:
- Line owned by Clark County.
- Roster:
| Unit | Bldr. | Model | B/N | F/N | B/D | History | Acq. | Ret. | Notes |
| 211 | EMD | SW1200 | 29784 | 4473-5 | 2/1965 | ex-CBRW 211; ex-WCRC 211; nee MP 1269 | 2004 | - | in service |
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: February 21, 2005
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