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!
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Monday, November 17, 2025
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."
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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.