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Federal District Court did not have jurisdiction to consider Ballard's temporary restraining order (TRO) and that the Surface Transportation Board was the proper forum for adjudicating Ballard's claims. On August 1, 2013, the Surface Transportation Board denied the request by Ballard Terminal Railroad Company to block rail removal along the Cross Kirkland Corridor.
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spur and a fourth company joined with other investors to form the
Ballard Terminal Railroad Company, LLC in 1997. The Ballard Terminal Railroad refurbished two locomotives and approached the state of Washington seeking approximately $ 300,000 in financing to refurbish the track. The railroad began operation in early 1998 with a 1940s-era
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As of 2008, the
Ballard Terminal Railroad serves only one customer on the Ballard Spur, Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel. BNSF delivers cars containing cement, fly ash, stucco and mortar to the Shilshole Yard; the Ballard Terminal Railroad then delivers these cars to Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel two to three
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The
Ballard Terminal Railroad spur begins at its connection to the BNSF mainline at the Shilshole yard just north of NW 68th Street. The line follows a route along Seaview Avenue NW toward Shilshole Ave NW which the line parallels until NW 45th Street. The line follows NW 45th Street until Leary Way
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After
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe shut down three miles of waterfront line along the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Ballard, Wash., last year, four shippers got together to form the Ballard Terminal Railroad Co. Last month, BRTC was awarded a $ 350,000 loan by the Washington State Department of
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stopped offering service on a three-mile spur through
Seattle's Ballard neighborhood in January 1997 because only three companies were buying rail shipments, a traffic volume too low to sustain the line according to BNSF. To ensure continued rail service, the three previous customers served by the
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which passes through the city into a trail. On May 3, 2013, Federal
District Court Judge Marsha Pechman granted the City of Kirkland's motion to dismiss the case filed by Ballard Terminal Railroad Company seeking to prevent rail salvage on the Cross Kirkland Corridor. In her oral ruling, Judge
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was built. In
October 2023, a short stretch of the tracks was paved over, just east of the Ballard Bridge at the intersection of Shilshole Avenue NW and NW 45th Street, thereby cutting the spur in two. Operations continue west of the bridge.
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Ballard Terminal Railroad received the Jake Award With Distinction, a safety award given by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association to railroads with no reportable injuries.
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293:. The Ballard Terminal Railroad owns its tracks outright, but has a 30-year lease on the land underneath, which belongs to the city of Seattle. Most of the railroad was originally part of the
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Transportation for rehabilitation of the deteriorated track. When that is completed, the new short line will again move such commodities as fish, furniture, sand, cement, and lubrication oil.
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locomotive now numbered MSN 109 built in 1963 for the
Missouri Pacific. Eastside Freight purchased the locomotive from Tacoma Rail in 2009, which had it listed as surplus property.
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locomotive numbered 98 formerly owned by Milwaukee Road. The locomotive's black, red and silver livery and nickname, "Li'l Beaver", pay tribute to the colors and mascot of nearby
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NW, which the line then parallels, passing the Bright Street Yard, then reaching its terminus at NW 40th Street and 6th Avenue NW near the border between the Ballard and
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A Ballard Terminal Railroad crossing about ten blocks south of where these tracks join the BNSF Railway
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The EMD SW1 locomotive operated by the Ballard Terminal Railroad, nicknamed "Li'l Beaver."
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The Ballard Terminal Railroad operates three rail lines in the greater Seattle area.
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Erb, George (August 22, 1997). "Local Motives Fuel Fight To Restore Rail Service".
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Ballard Terminal Railroad train operating immediately north of the grounds of the
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Eastside Freight Railroad, which started operation in 2009 on the former
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477:(19). Seattle, Washington: American City Business Journals: 3.
595:. Seattle, Washington: Robinson Communications. Archived from
515:. Seattle, Washington: Robinson Communications. Archived from
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Ballard Terminal Railroad operates one locomotive, an
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List of United States railroads by political division
650:"Important Message About the Cross Kirkland Corridor"
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509:"Ballard Terminal Railroad Delivers Local Freight"
442:(6). Simmons-Boardman Publishing: 20. June 1998.
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252:Meeker Southern Railroad operates an
144:Ballard Terminal Railroad Company LLC
17:Ballard Terminal Railroad Company LLC
507:LeBlanc, Brian (December 15, 2008).
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762:Kettle Falls International Railway
652:. City of Kirkland. Archived from
618:Kroman, David (October 24, 2023).
465:Erb, George (September 19, 1997).
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910:Switching and terminal railroads
648:Triplett, Kurt (April 2, 2013).
701:Railroads of Washington (state)
564:Bishop, Todd (April 14, 2003).
413:American City Business Journals
817:Washington & Idaho Railway
782:Olympia & Belmore Railroad
732:Columbia & Cowlitz Railway
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852:Former carriers in Washington
802:Tri-City and Olympia Railroad
777:Mount Vernon Terminal Railway
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792:Pend Oreille Valley Railroad
587:"Missing Trail Link Planned"
574:. Hearst Seattle Media, LLC.
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757:Great Northwest Railroad
543:"Eastside Rail Corridor"
311:Meeker Southern Railroad
185:Meeker Southern Railroad
727:Columbia Basin Railroad
351:Cross Kirkland Corridor
331:Woodinville Subdivision
181:Woodinville, Washington
891:47.663294; -122.379668
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592:Ballard News-Tribune
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850:See also:
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386:References
368:Operations
247:EMD SW1200
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162:Washington
155:short line
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