Big Bend Railroad History
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This site features daily historical railroad posts from the Big Bend/Columbia Plateau region of Washington state.
Big Bend Railroad History
16h ago
Period photos courtesy JP3. Current photos taken April 2024 ..read more
Big Bend Railroad History
3d ago
September 12, 2014
One of the few trips the 2204 successfully made. Or did it ..read more
Big Bend Railroad History
5d ago
Courtesy of the Grant County Historical Society.
No date listed ..read more
Big Bend Railroad History
6d ago
Bill Kalkman, Doug Cummings photo, Rodney Peterson collection. Milwaukee Road SD40-2-162 (built as 3032 in July, 1972) & 158 (built as 3028 in 7/72) along with two others unidentified, are leading a freight in Beverly, WA on 5-21-67.
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Big Bend Railroad History
1w ago
Photo by Gary Durr.
May 2017
Heading West bound into the Setting sun, an Empty EWG Scoot train led by a former MRL SD45 rolls through Rocklyn Washington on its way to Hartline and Coulee city... Longer days and better weather, I am surprised that I have not seen more railfans out photographing the old EMD power that usually draws many to the east side of the state ..read more
Big Bend Railroad History
1w ago
Courtesy of Blair Kooistra.
Blair says:
"Big, Bad-Ass BN V20's westbound at Malaga on a memorable July 8, 1978 trip with Michael Sawyer--our first one together--that culminated with me riding an open gondola through the Cascade Tunnel and Mikey driving my 1975 Monte Carlo frantically back and forth across Steven Pass trying to find me. What a Day! I don't think many friendships have gotten off to such a wild start..."
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Big Bend Railroad History
1w ago
Courtesy of Dean Ferris.
BN Train #105 leans into a curve near Odessa, WA on August 6, 1989 ..read more