Washington (state) Washington (state) Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State, to distinguish it
Pacific Sun Railroad GP35 units originally owned by Seaboard Air Line, and two GP40 units originally owned by Western Pacific Railroad. Pacific Sun Railroad Pacific Sun Railroad is a short line railroad in San Diego County, California that works on the Escondido Sub, the Miramar Branch, and in Stuart Mesa Yard. It is based from Stuart Mesa Yard in Oceanside, California. It is owned by Watco Companies. Pacific Sun started on October 2008 after being contracted by BNSF Railway. BNSF previously provided service the Pacific Sun Railway currently operates. Pacific Sun Railroad runs trains weekdays late at night along the Escondido line, the