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, December 18, 2025

The Liberty Bell In Ephrata July 1915

 Caption information by Janet Jenkins Nelson



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Labels: Ephrata, Great Northern

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Coach Fares CW Branch Spokane To Coulee City

 















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Labels: Almira, Coulee City, Creston, CW, Davenport, Deep Creek, Four Lakes, Govan, Hanson, Hartline, Hite, Medical Lake, Mondovi, Northern Pacific, Odair, Reardan, Rocklyn, Telford, Wilbur

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Farm Units Being Sold By Railroad

From the "Columbia Basin Herald."

February 14, 1952



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Labels: Moses Lake, Northern Pacific

Monday, December 15, 2025

Late 1970s Coulee City View

 


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Labels: Burlington Northern, Coulee City, CW

Sunday, December 14, 2025

2019 Western Group Feature On The Washington Eastern

 










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Labels: CW, Four Lakes, Washington Eastern

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Othello Roundhouse Fire

Courtesy of Gladys Para.











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Labels: Milwaukee Road, Othello

Friday, December 12, 2025

1916 Edwall Trainorder

 


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Labels: Edwall, Great Northern, Harrington, Wilson Creek

Thursday, December 11, 2025

1950 President Truman Visits Wilbur

I have a post from 2008 of his visit to Wilbur, as seen here.




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Labels: CW, Northern Pacific, Wilbur

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

1985 CWGG Letter To Employees

It was a letter sent to my uncle, who worked for CWGG at the time.


 

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Labels: Almira, Alstown, Coulee City, CWGG, Douglas, Grand Coulee, Hanson, Hartline, Mansfield, Supplee, Waterville, Wenatchee, Withrow
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