The Skagit River Railway was originally organized by Seattle City Light to facilitate the movement of men and materials from the end of the Great Northern's line at Rockport, to hydro electric dam construction sites further east on the river. The railroad was not a common carrier but many loads of logs and lumber from local forests and mills were transported to the GN at Rockport. The railroad operated from 1919 to 1954.

Seattle City Light / Skagit River Railway Engine 2-6-2 #6 was built by Baldwin in 1928 for use during the construction of hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River. After the railroad was abandoned, the railroad's only steam locomotive, Baldwin 2-6-2 #6 was placed on display in the Seattle City Light Park at Newhalem.

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