Columbia Basin, CBRW 171 with 166, 302 & 1626 has just set out the traffic for the BNSF at Connell, WA on May 6, 2025. The brakeman is walking up to throw the switch so that they can back up to wa... (more)

BNSF 9063 W/B unit coal train at Connell, WA on September 27, 2024 with BNSF 4291 & 4380. Track to the left in the photo is the Columbia Basin.

Columbia Basin, CBRW 608, 12 & 2274 switching out their traffic for the BNSF on the Connell turn on June 27, 2023.

Columbia Basin's "Connell Turn" crosses the wooden bridge approaching Warden.

Columbia Basin's "Connell Turn" departs Connell after meeting BNSF with the interchange and begins the return run to Warden.

Connell, WA 10.14.24. The Columbia Basin Railway switching their interchange with the BNSF.

Connell, WA 10.14.24. The Columbia Basin Railway switching their interchange with the BNSF.

An eastbound BNSF coal empty passes over a small bridge negotiating the coulees between Connell and Hatton, Washington, on September 28, 2021.

Columbia Basin Railroad’s Connell turn approaches Moon Road grade crossing as the train descends a grade into Connell, Washington, on September 28, 2021. Even though their journey to the CBRW lo... (more)

BNSF’s Connell turn from Pasco, powered by a pair of Cascade green EMD SD60Ms, along with Columbia Basin Railroad’s Connell turn, make quick work of exchanging trains at—you guessed it—Con... (more)

To me, the most frustrating part of the CBRW is just outside of Connell, in the Columbia River Basin. The terrain is rugged and interesting for maybe a mile or two as they climb the steep grade ou... (more)

With a decline in coal traffic, BNSF has placed many of it's EMD SD70ACe's into the general freight pool, as demonstrated here with 8533 leading a X train east.

BNSF EMD power brings up the rear of a eastbound grain empty at Connell.

Eastbound tonnage lead by EMD and Tier4 power from CSX lead a Northtown bound manifest at Connell.

NS 8099 heads west past the ex-NP Depot in Connell, WA