Old Timer A vintage pair of SD9s lead the Connell Turn south of Warden, Washington. The bustling agricultural railroad uses a small fleet of SD9's to move freight thru the Coulees of Centr... (more)

CBRW 651 at Warden, WA.

CBRW 610 at Warden, WA.

After a busy day of switching around Moses Lake, Washington, the crew of Columbia Basin Railroad’s Wheeler turn will be home shortly, as their train rumbles southward about two miles from Warden... (more)

Columbia Basin Railroad SD9 171, the former Duluth Missabe & Iron Range 171, sits in the CBRW’s engine facility in eastern Washington with CBRW SD9 608 (ex-Montana Rail Link 608, ex-MRL 611, né... (more)

While I found the CBRW to be an interesting railroad, there isn't much to be had in the way of scenery. Luckily the power more than makes up for it. While the #12 has a fascinating history, coming... (more)

WRIX 439 at Warden, WA.

On my way to see Dead & Company at the Gorge Amphitheater, i had to make a slight detour to check out the vintage EMD power of the Columbia Basin Railroad.

Columbia Basin Railroad's Wheeler job crosses the irrigation canal on the north edge of town in the morning led by former MRL SD19 #652 and former Washington Central GP9 #302

A couple of 50-something year-old SD9's snake through an ess curve south of Warden and down a former NP branch line with potatoes and onions and empty cars to interchange with the BNSF at Connell,... (more)

An NP 50 ft. plug door box car still shows off its heritage in Warden, WA where it is now used as a storage shed adjacent to the Columbia Basin Railway.

A happy ending (so far) for former DMIR (Missabe) SD9 no. 166. With the nose chopped, it now works former NP/BN branch lines in central Washington on the Columbia Basin Railway. Trips may include ... (more)

CBRW 166 and 171 pair up at Warden, WA on the Columbia Basin Railway. The 166 was once Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Phase 4 SD9 166. It was the last Missabe unit in the original color scheme, modi... (more)