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Possible new operator for Toppenish to White Swan (was CBRR)

Author: Graham Buxton

Date: 11-03-2009 - 17:48

Not exactly on the scale of the Berkshire-Hathaway / BNSF deal, but still of interest.

[www.yakima-herald.com]

Perhaps you may recall that freight operations on this line were once operated by Yakima Valley Rail & Steam Museum Association, until the CBRR (the Temple family) saw an opportunity to grab it. Now it appears someone is going to take it away from CBRR.

[www.nprymuseum.org]

Quoting the Herald:
The new applicant, W&I Railway, a subsidiary of the Burbank, Wash.-based
Frontier Rail, proposed to pay Yakima County $12,000 per year.

It appears that Frontier Rail is the contract switcher of the Railex plant in Burbank, WA. Its not clear to me why their subsidiary name "W&I Railway" is so similar to the "Washington and Idaho Railway" operating out of Marshall, WA, but it doesn't appear as though they are connected.

[www.wirailway.com]

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Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
Possible new operator for Toppenish to White Swan (was CBRR)	Graham Buxton	11-03-2009 - 17:48
Re: Possible new operator for Toppenish to White Swan (was CBRR)	Rich Hunn	11-03-2009 - 19:42
Re: Possible new operator for Toppenish to White Swan (was CBRR)	z	11-03-2009 - 20:25
Re: Possible new operator for Toppenish to White Swan (was CBRR)	Rich Hunn	11-04-2009 - 06:13
Re: Possible new operator for Toppenish to White Swan (was CBRR)	Stan Patterson	11-04-2009 - 07:35

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Graham Buxton Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Not exactly on the scale of the Berkshire-Hathaway
> / BNSF deal, but still of interest. 
> 
> http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/02/fi
> rm-has-edge-on-winning-rail-line-lease
> 
> Perhaps you may recall that freight operations on
> this line were once operated by Yakima Valley Rail
> & Steam Museum Association, until the CBRR (the
> Temple family) saw an opportunity to grab it. Now
> it appears someone is going to take it away from
> CBRR.
> 
> http://www.nprymuseum.org/TSWR.htm
> 
> Quoting the Herald:
> The new applicant, W&I Railway, a subsidiary of
> the Burbank, Wash.-based
> Frontier Rail, proposed to pay Yakima County
> $12,000 per year.
> 
> It appears that Frontier Rail is the contract
> switcher of the Railex plant in Burbank, WA.  Its
> not clear to me why their subsidiary name "W&I
> Railway" is so similar to the "Washington and
> Idaho Railway" operating out of Marshall, WA, but
> it doesn't appear as though they are connected.
> 
> http://www.wirailway.com/

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