- Route:
- Tacoma Jct - Frederickson - Graham - Park Jct - Morton, WA (66.3 miles)
- Frederickson - Western Jct - Chehalis, WA (54.5 miles)
- Park Jct - National, WA (3.5 miles)
- Headquarters:
- Tacoma, WA
- Junctions with other railroads:
- BNSF: Centralia and Chehalis, WA
- UP: Tacoma Jct and Centralia, WA
- WTCX: Skookumchuck and Western Jct, WA
- Radio frequencies:
- 160.245, 160.635
- History:
- Line built by Tacoma Eastern Railroad Co.
- Came under control of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul by 1918.
- Sold by Milwaukee Road to Weyerhaueser Co. in 1980.
- Operated by Weyerhaeuser as Chehalis Western Railroad from 1980 to 1992.
- Graham to Mount Rainier portion of the line donated to City of Tacoma in 1990.
- Remainder of trackage (Tacoma to Chehalis) sold to City of Tacoma in 1995.
- TE contract operations of the line started on February 1, 1995.
- TE's contract terminated by City of Tacoma.
- TE ceased operations on November 15, 1998.
- Operations assumed by Tacoma Rail (TMBL) on November 16, 1998.
| Unit | Bldr. | Model | B/D | B/N | F/N | History | Acq. | Ret. | Notes |
| 439 | EMD | SD9E | 5/1955 | 20214 | 5365-50 | ex-Rail Link 439; ex-SP 4439; ex-SP 3914; nee SP 5436 | 1995 | 1998 | to PNWR 439 (leased); to LINC 439 (leased) |
Explanations:
- B/D
- Builder's Date
- B/N
- Builder's Number
- Acq.
- Year unit acquired
- Ret.
- Year unit retired
Reporting Marks
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Last updated: December 11, 2002
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