Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
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The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) was a rail and steamboat transport company that operated a rail network of 1,143 miles (1,839 km) running east from Portland, Oregon, United States, to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho. It operated from 1896 as a consolidation of several smaller railroads.
Company type | Subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad |
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Industry | Railroad and Shipping |
Founded | 1879 (1879) (Origins trace back to 1860 (1860)) |
Defunct | 1910 (1910) (O.R. & N) 1936 (1936) (O.W.R. & N) |
Successor | Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Union Pacific Railroad |
Headquarters | United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Henry Villard |
Parent | Union Pacific Railroad Company |
OR&N was initially operated as an independent carrier, but Union Pacific (UP) purchased a majority stake in the line in 1898.[1] It became a subsidiary of UP titled the Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company in 1910.[1][2] In 1936, Union Pacific formally absorbed the system, which became UP's gateway to the Pacific Northwest.