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!
Monday, September 15, 2025
1979 BN Station Revenues-Spokane Division
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Down On 331
Courtesy of Blair Kooistra.
Blair says:
"Down on: Washington Royal Lines #331, former Montana Rail Link SD45R, Othello, Washington, 30 September 2020."
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
New Power For The CBRW
September 7, 2025
Spotted at Four Lakes, WA over the weekend were 4 SD40-2s purchased from Western Rail for service on the Columbia Basin Railway. They were testing for a week or so on sister company Washington Eastern, who also happens to be the connecting carrier to Western Rail. I suppose the thinking would be if there are any hiccups, the shop is close by. Rumor is these would be shipped to Yakima for further setup after testing.