04/29/1900 : Northern Pacific Railway's first run of the North Coast Limited.
08/20/1900 : Excavation begins on Great Northern Railway's 2.63 mile long first, Cascade Tunnel.
09/01/1900 : Northern Pacific Railway's operations begin from Palmer Jct. to Auburn, Washington. (21.7 miles)
10/13/1900 : Great Northern Railway's first Cascade Tunnel is holed through at 4:00 pm.
11/12/1900 : One time Northern Pacific Railroad president Henry Villard dies.
12/20/1900 : Great Northern Railway replaces its switchbacks on Stevens Pass.
01/17/1901 : Seattle & Tacoma Short Line Railroad is incorporated.
04/01/1901 : The Seattle & International Railroad ends all operations.
04/01/1901 : Northern Pacific Railway takes over the Seattle & International Railroad.
05/21/1901 : First loss of life is reported in Great Northern Railway's first Cascade Tunnel.
08/26/1901 : The Seattle & Tacoma Railway begins operations.
01/23/1902 : The Portland & Seattle Railway is incorporated.
01/24/1902 : The Columbia River & Northern Railway is incorporated.
02/01/1902 : Northern Pacific Railway's operations begin from Wickesham to Fairhaven, Washington. (17.5 miles)
03/01/1903 : Northern Pacific Railway's operations begin fromKalama to Vancouver, Washington. (28.9 miles)
07/01/1903 : The Bellingham Bay & Eastern Railroad is sold to the Northern Pacific Railroad.
09/01/1903 : Oregon, Washington & Idaho Railroad is incorporated in Washington.
10/19/1903 : The Mill Creek Railroad is incorporated in Washington.
12/01/1903 : Northern Pacific Railway's operations begin from Odair to Adrian, Washington. (21.0 miles)
03/14/1904 : U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the first Northern Pacific Ry.,Great Northern Ry. & C.B.& Q. merger.
10/24/1904 : Northern Pacific Railway's operations begin from Black River to Woodinville, Washington. (16.1 miles)
01/12/1905 : The Spokane & Inland Railway is incorporated in Washington.
03/09/1905 : The Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway is incorporated in Washington.
05/25/1905 : Northern Pacific Railway & the Union Pacific Railroad contract to jointly build the Camas Prairie Railroad.
08/22/1905 : Northern Pacific Railway & Great Northern Railway incorporate the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway.
09/08/1905 : Property of the Mill Creek Railroad is acquired by the Washington & Columbia River Railroad.
10/03/1905 : The Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway begins operations.
10/13/1905 : The Pacific Railroad Of Washington is incorporated.
01/10/1906 : Pacific Railroad Of Washington is renamed to Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad of Washington.
02/02/1906 : The Union Pacific Railroad incorporates the Washington Northern Railway.
05/10/1906 : Northern Pacific Railway's King Street Station goes into service in Seattle, Washington.
05/12/1906 : The Oregon & Washington Railroad Company succeeds to the Washington Northern Railway.
10/17/1906 : Northern Pacific Railway's operations begin from Granger to Grandview, Washington. (16.7 miles)
11/09/1906 : The Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad is incorporated in Washington.
04/02/1907 : Great Northern Railways persident James J. Hill retires.
05/17/1907 : Union Pacific passenger service begins from Vancouver to Seattle, WA., over Northern Pacific Ry. tracks .
06/18/1907 : The Washington & Columbia River Railway merges with the Northern Pacific Railway.
10/08/1907 : Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad begin operations from Spokane to Colfax, Washington.
01/01/1908 : The Portland & Seattle Railway name is changed to the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway.
01/15/1908 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway line opens from Cliffs to Lyle, Washington.
03/03/1908 : The Spokane & Inland Railway is sold to the Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad.
03/11/1908 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway's golden spike ceremony held at Sheridan's Point.
03/16/1908 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway line opens from Vancouver to Lyle, Washington.
03/30/1908 : The Columbia River & Northern Railway is purchased by the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway.
07/07/1908 : Oregon Washington & Idaho Railroad completes its Riparia, Washington to Lewiston, Idaho line.
08/19/1908 : The final spike is driven on the Spokane & Inland Empire railroad line from Spokane, WA. to Moscow ID..
09/29/1908 : The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad's rails reach the Snoqualmie Pass summit.
11/17/1908 : Northern Pacific Railway operations begin from Willbridge, Oregon to Vancouver, Washington.
11/17/1908 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway's Vancouver, Washington to Portland, Oregon passenger service begins.
12/15/1908 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway's bridges across the Willamette & Columbia Rivers, both open.
12/26/1908 : Northern Pacific Railway's first train crosses the new 2 track railroad bridge from Portland, Oregon to
Vancouver, Washington, touted as the longest double track bridge in the world at that time.
04/03/1909 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway operations begin from Pasco to Marshall, Washington.
04/03/1909 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway through service from Portland, Oregon to Spokane, Washington begins.
04/04/1909 : Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad's first passenger train crosses Snoqualmie Pass and arrives
in Seattle, Washington, from Eastern Washington.
05/03/1909 : The Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway track laying is completed.
05/03/1909 : Northern Pacific Railway operations begin from Snake River Jct. to Riparia, Washington. (41.0 miles)
05/14/1909 : The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad's last spike is driven and line is completed to Puget Sound.
05/23/1909 : The Great Northern Railway's Oriental Limited passenger train service is inauqurated.
06/01/1909 : James J. Hill opens the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington.
06/06/1909 : The first SOO Line-Seattle-Pacific train arrives at King Street Station in Seattle, Washington.
06/14/1909 : Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad operations begin from Seattle to Malden, Washington. (285 miles)
07/04/1909 : Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad's Pacific Coast extension opens for freight service.
07/10/1909 : The Great Northern Railway's first electrified Cascade operations begin.
10/31/1909 : Northern Pacific Railway forms the Seattle Division of its railroad.
11/29/1909 : Northern Pacific Railway switchmen's union goes on strike.
12/03/1909 : The Northern Pacific Railway & Union Pacific Railroad formed, Camas Prairie Railroad begins operation.
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