Columbia Basin Railroad’s Connell turn climbs toward Frischknecht, Washington, after interchanging trains with the BNSF at Connell on September 28, 2021. It’s neat to see a machine built over ... (more)

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)

Columbia Basin's Wheeler Job is seen heading north at Bassett Junction. Once making it to Wheeler, two crews will split the power and do some of the fastest switching I have ever seen.

As its heads south toward Warden, Columbia Basin Railroad’s turn to Wheeler crosses a trestle at Bassett Junction, Washington, on September 29, 2021. The connecting track wye switch for the CBRW... (more)

After spending a good part of the day out of Wheeler, switching industries on the southeast side of Mosses Lake, Columbia Basin Railroad’s Wheeler to Warden freight passes milepost 153 between R... (more)

Columbia Basin Railroad’s turn to the BNSF connection at Connell has begun its return trip and is just clearing Moon Road grade crossing between Connell and Frischknecht, Washington, on the afte... (more)

As a Columbia Basin Railroad freight departs Wheeler, Washington, it passes an old Northern Pacific water tank that is still located along the right-of-way of the CBRW on the afternoon of Septembe... (more)

No work to be done at Bruce today, so the Connell Turn continues through the yard on its way to hand off a cargo of potatoes, onions and miscellaneous from Warden to the BNSF in Connell, Washingto... (more)

Columbia Basin RR's Connell Turn is about to duck under HWY 26 at the Koren, Washington elevator on its way south with a cargo of potatoes and onions in the refer string.

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)

Getting ready to pull some cars from the Railex building

Looking out the window with some nice light.

The very nice and clean control stand.