Fairhaven and Southern Railroad

[8] An ICC listing June 30, 1891 shows the Fairhaven and Southern as an operating subsidiary of the Great Northern, with 51 miles (82 km) of track;[1] the Seattle and Montana was an operating subsidiary of the Great Northern throughout its existence.

[9][2] Tracks were rapidly extended from Fairhaven north to Blaine, with the entire project completed between August 16 and October 25, 1890.

[12] As late as November 1891, the Fairhaven and Southern was listed as an independent railway in the Official Guide, but beginning December 7, 1891 it is listed as part of the Seattle and Montana, with a single service extending from Seattle to Blaine and continuing across the border to South Westminster, British Columbia, with the Seattle-Blaine run taking 5:55, and an additional 1:35 to South Westminster.

[13][14] The Seattle and Montana Railway Company incorporated March 7, 1890 and is listed by the ICC on June 30, 1893 as an operating subsidiary of the Great Northern with 78 miles (126 km) of track owned and in use.

[2] On June 30, 1898, the ICC lists the Seattle and Montana with 137 miles (220 km) owned and operated.

[2] On February 1, 1902, the Seattle and Montana also purchased the Seattle and Northern Railway Company which, despite its name, owned and operated only a line running roughly west to east from Anacortes, Washington to Rockport, Washington and running through Woolley, close enough to Sedro that the two were eventually incorporated into present-day Sedro-Woolley[16] The merged line is listed as 181 miles (291 km) in 1902 and 192 miles (309 km) in 1904.