4 , ▁running ▁on ▁three ▁t rol ley ▁routes ▁in ▁W en atch ee ▁brand ed ▁as ▁" The ▁Current ". ▁ ▁Columbia ▁Station , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Am tra k ▁station , ▁is ▁also ▁served ▁by ▁inter city ▁coach ▁bus es ▁from ▁Grey h ound , ▁the ▁Washington ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ' s ▁Apple Line , ▁and ▁North western ▁Tra il ways . ▁ ▁A viation ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁P ang born ▁Memorial ▁Airport ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁supports ▁commercial ▁fl ights ▁from ▁W en atch ee ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Seattle ▁on ▁Al aska ▁Airlines . ▁ ▁Rail road ▁ ▁W en atch ee ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁rail road ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁B NS F ▁Railway ▁( former ly ▁Great ▁Northern ▁Railway ) ▁to ▁Seattle . ▁W en atch ee ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Northern ▁electric - dri ven ▁train ▁service ▁( 1 9 2 8 / 1 9 2 9 – 1 9 5 6 ) ▁on ▁its ▁ ▁New ▁Cas cade ▁T unnel ▁route ▁via ▁the ▁Ch um st ick ▁Valley , ▁which ▁went ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Sky kom ish . ▁There , ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁or ▁dies el ▁locomot ives ▁replaced ▁electric ▁locomot ives ▁along ▁this ▁route , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁maintenance ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁electric ▁locomot ives . ▁Today , ▁Am tra k ' s ▁Empire ▁Bu ilder ▁passenger ▁train ▁serves ▁W en atch ee ▁at ▁Columbia ▁Station