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| Overview | |
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| Parent company | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Headquarters | Centralia, Washington |
| Reporting mark | OYLO |
| Dates of operation | 2016 (2016)– |
| Predecessor | Tacoma Rail |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 6 miles (9.7 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | www.gwrr.com/oylo |
TheOlympia and Belmore Railroad (reporting markOYLO) is ashort-line railroad headquartered inCentralia, Washington, USA. The railroad operates a line leased from theBNSF Railway which runs betweenOlympia andBelmore. The company began operations in 2016. It is a subsidiary ofGenesee & Wyoming.
The Genesee & Wyoming formed the company in 2016 to lease a 13.06-mile (21.02 km) 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]
In 2024, it had 6 miles (9.7 km) of track that it operated on. It interchanged with BNSF atEast Olympia, Washington. It also interchanged withUnion Pacific atOlympia andTumwater, Washington.[3]