2020 Fall Scene Near Schlomer

Photo courtesy of Steven J. Brown.

Steve says:
"Columbia Basin SD9 12 (built 1959 as C&S 832 to BNSF 6115 to TCRY 25), SD9 610 (built 1957 as EJ&E 602 to MRL 610), GP9u 2294 (built 1956 as AT&SF GP9 719 to AT&SF GP9u 2294) and SD19-1 651 (built 1957 as EJ&E SD9 601 to MRL 609 to MRL SD19-1 651) heading to Connell at Schlomer, Washington - November 9, 2020."

Coast Division Motive Power in Early 1953

 

Train Theft Attempted In Warden

From the "Columbia Basin Herald."

November 12, 2025

Included here, as it's a better written story than the one from yesterday.

Attempted Train Theft Leads To Arrest In Warden

From the unreliable, but I'm going to go with this one, Source One News.

November 12, 2025

1959 Mansfield Survey

From "An Economic Survey of Douglas County" by William T Nordeen.

1959

2021 Notice Of Exemption CSBP

 

2018 EWG To WER Change In Operators Exemption

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BNSF Adds Grant And Adams Counties' Columbia Basin Railroad To Shortline Select Program

Be prepared to read one of the most poorly written articles from this news organization, Source One News.

Screen grab of the BNSF press release down below, which is properly written.

Here is the full article from the BNSF website.
https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/news-releases/newsrelease.page?relId=cbrw-and-nlr-to-join-bnsf-railways-shortline-select-program

2007 EWG Lease And Operation Exemption