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Portland and Western Railroad

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Class II railroad in Oregon

The Portland and Western Railroad (reporting mark PNWR) is a 478-mile (769 km) Class II railroad serving the U.S. state of Oregon, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The PNWR includes a subsidiary, the Willamette and Pacific Railroad (reporting mark WPRR).2 It is headquartered in Salem.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1

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P&W-Locomotive X 1851
Photo: Sellwood Street, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Portland and Western Railroad (reporting mark PNWR) is a 478-mile (769 km) Class II railroad serving the U.S. state of Oregon, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The PNWR includes a subsidiary, the Willamette and Pacific Railroad (reporting mark WPRR).2

Corporate structure

Portland and Western Railroad is part of a group headed by Genesee & Wyoming. 48 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1995Acquired Acquired by Genesee & Wyoming1
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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