Private company

Kettle Falls International Railway

Railway in Washington and British Columbia

The Kettle Falls International Railway (reporting mark KFR) is a shortline railroad in the U.S. state of Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia. This OmniTRAX subsidiary operates 44 miles (71 km) of track.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

HeadquartersKettle Falls¹
Websiteomnitrax.com/kettle-falls-international-railway-llc

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Corporate structure

Kettle Falls International Railway is part of a group headed by OmniTRAX. 10 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

OmniTRAX Denver, Colorado, United States
- Kettle Falls International Railway Kettle Falls
- Alabama & Tennessee River Railway Subsidiary · Gadsden
- Carlton Trail Railway Subsidiary · Prince Albert
- Fulton County Railway Subsidiary · Atlanta
- Georgia Woodlands Railroad Subsidiary · Washington
- Great Western Railway of Colorado Subsidiary · Windsor
- Panhandle Northern Railroad Subsidiary · Borger
- Sand Springs Railway Subsidiary · Sand Springs
- Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad Subsidiary · Stockton

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

In 2004, OmniTRAX leased to purchase the eastern fork, and purchased the western fork, from BNSF, while having running rights on the Chewelah–Kettle Falls section. In 2006, the KFR abandoned the 28.5-mile (45.9 km) San Poil–Danville section.

It is unclear whether the rails across the border were removed at this time or during the subsequent years. In 2019, the St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad (STPP) acquired the Chewelah–Columbia Gardens section.

Initial interlining was with BNSF to the south at Chewelah and Kettle Falls, Grand Forks Railway (GFR) to the northwest at Grand Forks, and International Rail Road Systems (IRRS) to the northeast at Columbia Gardens. In 2010, ATCO Wood Products replaced IRRS, and was renamed the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway Corporation in 2012. After the 2019 STPP acquisition, two KFR interlines remained, a new one with STPP at Kettle Falls, and the existing one with GFR.

In 2020, OmniTRAX announced the planned closure of the Grand Forks–Laurier section of the KFR line within three years. A similar proposal in 2008 did not eventuate.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kettle Falls International Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³