Railroad lease negotiations between Port of Columbia and Columbia Rail chug along

By: Erick Bengel

Outlets: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 285

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Lease negotiations between the Port of Columbia and the company that operates the Port’s railroad continue, albeit slowly.

Last year, Columbia Rail’s yearslong effort to buy the 37-mile line between Dayton and Walla Walla ended without a sale, mere months before the company’s lease was set to expire at the end of December. The lease has since switched to month-to-month.

The company and the Port resolved to honor the lease terms until the …

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