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The Lewis and Clark Railway is a county-owned railroad located in Clark County, Washington . The line is 33 miles long, beginning at the BNSF interchange at Rye Junction in Vancouver, Washington and stretching northeast, passing through Brush Prairie and Battle Ground to the line's northern end past Yacolt . HISTORY 1888: Built as Vancouver, Klickitat And Yakima Railroad 1898: Renamed to Portland, Vancouver And Yakima Railroad 1903: Northern Pacific Railway acquires the line. 1960: Longview, Portland And Northern Railway acquires the line. 1981: Chelatchie Prarie Railroad acquires the line. 1984: Service discontinued. 1985: Abandonment authorized on August 29 1987: Line purchased by Clark County and begins operation as LINC 2001: Chelatchie Prarie Railroad (BYCX) leases the portion of the line from Battle Ground to Chelatchie and beings excursions. 2004: The line is leased to the Columbia Basin Railroad to take over operations. The lease agreement specifies that the Columbia Basin will begin paying for the lease once the line is profitable. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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