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Washington Terminal Company

Amtrak subsidiary that supports railroads in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Terminal Company (reporting mark WATC) is a corporation created in Washington, D.C., United States, to provide support to railroads using Washington's Union Station. It is now a nearly wholly owned subsidiary of Amtrak.2 It was founded by Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1
  • Legal formcorporation1

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Union Station Washington DC railyard
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Washington Terminal Company (reporting mark WATC) is a corporation created in Washington, D.C., United States, to provide support to railroads using Washington's Union Station. It is now a nearly wholly owned subsidiary of Amtrak.2

Corporate structure

Washington Terminal Company is part of a group headed by Amtrak. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Amtrak Washington, the District of Columbia, United States
    • Washington Terminal Company
    • Chicago Union Station Company Subsidiary · Chicago
    • 30th Street Station Owned · University City, United States
    • Albion station Owned · Albion, United States
    • Alliance Owned · Alliance, United States
    • Ann Arbor station Owned · Ann Arbor, United States
    • Ardmore Owned · Lower Merion Township, United States
    • Baltimore Penn Station Owned · Baltimore, United States
    • Beech Grove Shops Owned · Indiana, United States
    • Berwyn Owned · Easttown Township, United States
    • Bowie State station Owned · Bowie, United States
    • Bryn Mawr station Owned · Lower Merion Township, United States
    • BWI Rail Station Owned · Anne Arundel County, United States
    • Cleveland Lakefront station Owned · Cleveland, United States
    • Connecticut River Bridge Owned · Old Saybrook, United States
    • Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot Owned · Dade City, United States
    • Daylesford Owned · Tredyffrin Township, United States
    • Devon Owned · Easttown Township, United States
    • Downingtown Owned · Downingtown, United States
    • East River Tunnels Owned · Manhattan, United States
    • Edgewood station Owned · Harford County, United States
    • Elyria station Owned · Elyria, United States
    • Exton Owned · West Whiteland Township, United States
    • First Street Tunnel Owned · Washington, D.C., United States
    • Gateway Program Owned · New York, United States
    • and 51 more

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.

The story

Founded by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad in 1901.1

Timeline

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Sources

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