Wallowa Union Railroad Authority
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The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, a predecessor of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), completed a branch from the main line at La Grande through Elgin to Joseph in late 1908.[1] The Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad (INPR) leased (from La Grande to Elgin) and bought (from Elgin to Joseph) the line, among others, from the UP in November 1993.[2] The Surface Transportation Board authorized abandonment beyond Elgin in 1997,[3] but this was not consummated, and in 2002 Wallowa County purchased the line, still operated by the INPR.[4] The new Wallowa Union Railroad Authority took over ownership from Wallowa County and operations from the INPR in 2003.[5][6]
Since 2003, the Eagle Cap Excursion Train has operated on the line.[7]
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- ↑ Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company (OR&N) And Related Companies, accessed February 2009
- ↑ Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition, Kalmbach Publishing, 1996, p. 154
- ↑ STB Docket No. AB-433X, March 12, 1997
- ↑ STB Finance Docket No. 34214, June 17, 2002
- ↑ STB Finance Docket No. 34349, November 26, 2003
- ↑ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Wallowa Union Railroad Authority, June 10, 2003
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