Stan, here is a link to search results on the WSDOT site regarding CW Branch:
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search.wsdot.wa.gov]
The 3rd article from the top (as I write) is a document that the search shows a date of 2009-03-05 (matches your request), and is a .PDF which comments on WSDOT selecting new operators for CW, but the date on the first page of the .PDF is January 2008
Here is the document itself (in case the search results change due to documents being added):
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www.wsdot.wa.gov]
The PDF says, in part, "Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad, located in Cheney, Washington, was selected to operate the CW Branch beginning in June 2007 under a state lease agreement. It is a subsidiary of US Rail Partners, Ltd. headquartered in Illinois."
So the document that has a release date of 3/5/09 appears to be an old document, and refers to the current operators of the CW.
Somebody at WSDOT may be mixed up/ mistaken, or they released/redated the wrong document.