Columbia Basin, CBRW 608, 166 & 12 picking up an empty covered hopper while switching the yard at Warden, WA on June 18, 2024. The Connell Turn was preparing to leave Warden and was doing was swit... (more)

Columbia Basin, CBRW 302 & 651 lead the Wheeler Turn out of the Warden, WA yard on June 18, 2024. The Wheeler turn had 23 cars to switch at Wheeler.

WRIX 3103 leased power for the Viterra Canola Plant at Warden on June 27, 2023. This unit was replaced in 2024. The WRIX 3103 was originally a Canadian Pacific SD40 (CP 5526) and was rebuilt by Al... (more)

Columbia Basin, CBRW 166 & 171 mixed freight with the Wheeler Turn E/B just outside of Warden, WA on May 7, 2025. Both units are rebuilt SD9's of DMIR heritage.

Columbia Basin, CBRW 2282 running light to a potato warehouse on the former Milwaukee Road in Warden to pick up one loaded reefer of potatoes on August 3, 2005. Unit was originally an ATSF GP9 reb... (more)

WRIX 9917 lease unit for Viterra Inc. This SD40-2 is the power for the Viterra Canola Plant in Warden. Former MP/UP SD40-2.

CBRW 1626 at Warden, WA.

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)