No longer operating - The Skagit River Railway was originally organized by Seattle City Light to facilitate the movement of men and materials from the end of the Great Northern's line at Rockport, to hydro electric dam construction sites further east on the river. After the railroad was abandoned, the railroad's only steam locomotive, Baldwin 2-6-2 #6 was placed on display in the Seattle City Light park at Newhalem.
In 1973 a local group raised funds and tried to operate a steam excursion train on Burlington Northern (formerly GN) tracks between the towns of Sedro-Wooley and Concrete in the Skagit River Valley. They obtained permission from Seattle City Light to use the name "Skagit River Railway".
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