From a 1982 brochure produced by the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Big Bend Railroad History
This site features daily historical railroad posts from the Big Bend/Columbia Plateau region of Washington state. As a personal site, this is my online filing cabinet of interesting things I've come across about railroading in the area. Thanks for stopping by! Shoutout to Kirtus Dolorina for stopping by to borrow other people's work!
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1984 View At Former Tunnel 12
Guest post by Brian Ambrose.
On 3-4-84 I followed BN's 2/198 up to Trinidad from Wenatchee behind 6634/6499 (F45/SD45) Here it is approaching Columbia River siding. That was one of the things I remembered about March skies. Very pale blue and colors rather muted. I never did like that. Give me the dark blue skies of June!
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
Last Train To Mansfield
Courtesy of the PNRA. Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging this out.
Sunday, June 7, 2026
BN Operating Ex-Milwaukee To Royal City
From the "Sea-Port Region News."
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1989 Quincy View
Photo courtesy of Brian Elchlepp.
February 1989
A pair of dash 2's rolling an eastbound stack train through Quincy, WA on a chilly morning in February of 1989.