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 wooley, close enough to sedro that the two were eventually incorporated into present-day sedro-wooley the merged line is listed as in 1902 and in 1904. records suggest that there may have been significant rebuilding of the main north-south line from 1902 to 1906.