LPN Headquarters: Gardiner, OR
Author: International Paper Co
Date: 04-16-2021 - 13:39
Longview, Portland & Northern Railway - LPN
Route:
Gardiner Jct - Gardiner, OR (3.6 miles)
Longview Jct - Ryderwood, WA (30 miles)
Rye Jct - Battle Ground -Chelatchie, WA (33.1 miles)
Willamina - Grand Ronde, OR
Headquarters:
Gardiner, OR
Junctions with other railroads:
CORP: Gardiner Jct, OR
Radio frequencies:
160.500
History:
1922: Company incorporated.
1929: Built Longview Jct - Ryderwood line.
1960: Rye Jct - Chelatchie, WA line acquired from NP.
1952: Gardiner line built.
1953: Ryderwood line abandoned.
1955: Willamina - Grand Ronde, OR line acquired from Spaulding-Miami Lumber Co.
1960: Rye Jct - Chelatchie, WA line acquired from NP.
1980: Grand Ronde line sold to Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway.
1981: Chelatchie line sold to Chelatchie Prairie RR (to LINC in 1987).
1999: Gardiner line closed with the closing of the mill in Gardiner.
Ownership:
International Paper Co