Railroad Name: | Olympia and Belmore Railroad |
Marks: | OYLO |
Predecessor Line: | Tacoma Rail |
Hq City: | Centralia, Washington |
Website: | www.gwrr.com/oylo |
The Olympia and Belmore Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Centralia, Washington, USA. The railroad operates a line leased from the BNSF Railway which runs between Olympia and Belmore. The company began operations in 2016. It is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming.
The Genesee & Wyoming formed the company in 2016 to lease a 13.06miles BNSF Railway line between Olympia and Belmore. The line primarily carries traffic from Olympia's port facilities.[1] Tacoma Rail had leased the line from 2004 to 2016 but chose not to renew.[2]