The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad is a shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon. It was established in 1952 to handle switching in Tillamook, Oregon, and gained greater prominence in 1986 when it leased 94 miles of the Tillamook Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad, tracks originally built in 1906. Purchased from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1990 by the Port of Tillamook Bay, the railroad carried lumber and agricultural products across the Northern Oregon Coast Range between the Oregon Coast and the Portland area until it was heavily damaged in a 2007 storm. Its main line, no longer in use because of that damage, runs between Hillsboro and Tillamook.
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Founded Year SignificanceA shortline railroad that carried lumber and agricultural products across the Northern Oregon Coast Range between the Oregon coast and Portland until the line was heavily damaged in a 2007 storm. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
Overview section, establishment sentence
It was established in 1952 to handle switching in Tillamook, Oregon
Opening paragraph, storm damage sentence
the railroad was used to transport lumber and agricultural products over the Northern Oregon Coast Range between the Oregon Coast and the Portland area until heavily damaged in a 2007 storm.
Part Of: Rail Transport, Article lead
is a shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon
In Group: North American Railroads, Lead sentence
The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (reporting mark POTB) is a shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon in the United States.
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