Stopped by to see the new website. Here is what I found.
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!
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
CBRW Deadline At Warden
Photo by me.
October 15, 2025
Left to right, 610, 608, 166, 1626, 2274. Yakima has a similar deadline.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
SW1200s At Warden.
Photo courtesy of Lauren Scrafford.
Lauren says:
"The Columbia Basin SW1200 roster at Warden, WA on April 19, 2002. CBRW 212, 201 and partially hidden 203. I took this during the noonday sun which was harsh plus and a bit into the sun as I couldn't get another angle on this subject.
All 3 units are former MOPAC SW1200's. MP 1273, 1257 & 1148. The same day I followed the Wheeler which had CBRW 1626 and 2087. The CBRW 2087 was one of 2 GP38's that the CBRW rostered."
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Highball Quincy
Courtesy of James Belmont. Photo by Doug Harrop.
September 9, 1981
Burlington Northern train No. 4 rolls east into Quincy, Washington. Quincy lies atop a part of the Columbia River Basalt Group which is overlaid by Pleistocene outburst flood deposits. How's that for geology geekery? Doug would likely approve.