Rayonier

Company History: Rayonier Company was born in 1937 when Rainier Pulp & Paper went public and changed their name. The spelling change was a nod to the company’s project with Du Pont to turn pulp from hemlock trees into Rayon. The company had long had a presence on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and as the Second World War was drawing to a close, they began acquiring other properties in the area including Ozette Timber Company and tracts from Bloedel-Donovan, both of whom also had significant logging railroads. The railroad included two separate lines, the Clallam Branch and the Grays Harbor Line, both on the peninsula. In the steam era, geared and rod engines were both used. The first diesels arrived from Baldwin in 1956. Use of the railroad was discontinued in 1971.

Successor/Parent History: Patriot Rail operates 12 regional and freight short line railroads, a scenic rail excursion train, and five rail-related services companies with over 600 total rail miles across the United States.

Service capabilities include railcar storage, railcar repair and maintenance, railway clean-up and transfer, tank car cleaning and environmental services, contract switching, transloading, engineering services, excursion railroads, real estate, and track access.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.