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Columbia Basin Railroad

Columbia Basin Railroad - CBRW, WCRC

Route:
Connell - Warden Jct - Warden - Bassett Jct - Wheeler, WA (39.6 miles)
Warden Jct - Othello, WA (13 miles)
Bassett Jct - Schrag, WA (12.5 miles)
Wheeler - Grow - Moses Lake, WA (19.9 miles)
Grow - Sieler, WA (? miles)
Headquarters:
Warden, WA
Junctions with other railroads:
BNSF: Connell, WA
TSWR: Othello, WA
Radio frequencies:
160.845, 160.905, 161.355
History:
Operations began in December 1996 as a spin-off of the former Washington Central Railroad (WCRC) which was acquired by BNSF.
Ownership:
Temple family
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
166 EMD SD9 25266 4/1959 5600-8 nee DMIR 166 1999 - in service
171 EMD SD9 25271 4/1959 5600-13 nee DMIR 171 1999 - in service
201 EMD SW1200 31230 2/1966 4492-5 ex-WCRC 201; nee MP 1257 1996 - in service
203 EMD SW1200 31222 4/1966 7858-7 ex-WCRC 203; ex-CEECo 203; nee MP 1148 1996 - in service
211 EMD SW1200 29784 2/1965 4473-5 ex-WCRC 211; nee MP 1269 1996 2004 to Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad 211, 2004
212 EMD SW1200 29788 2/1965 4473-9 ex-WCRC 212; ex-CEECo 212; nee MP 1273 1996 - in service
1626 EMD GP9 22731 8/1957 5505-12 ex-BNSF 1626; ex-BN 1913; nee NP 328 2000 - in service
2087 EMD GP38 33718 12/1967 7060-88 ex-WCRC 2087; ex-CSXT 2087; nee CO 3887 1996 - in service
2184 EMD GP38 33066 4/1967 5724-5 ex-WCRC 2184; ex-CSXT 2184; ex-SBD 2184; ex-SBD 6275; nee CRR 2004 1996 - in service on Spirit of Washington Dinner Train (Renton, WA)

Explanations:

B/D
Builder's Date
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Builder's Number
F/N
Frame Number
Acq.
Year unit acquired
Ret.
Year unit retired
Reporting Marks

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Last updated: February 21, 2005



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