Columbia Basin Railroad

(Logos courtesy of the respective railroads)

Jaguar Acquires CBRW, CWAR (UPDATED 8/27)

Jaguar on Aug. 27 began running the Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) and Central Washington Railroad (CWAR), following its approved acquisition of the Class IIIs by the Surface Transportation Board (STB). CBRW and

Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project Map. (Courtesy of CBRW)

CBRW Donates Line for Port Rail Service Restoration Project

With a three-mile rail line donation from Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW), the Port of Moses Lake in eastern Washington state is advancing a project to boost rail capacity by constructing and rehabilitating approximately eight miles of rail corridor connecting the existing CBRW rail line in Wheeler to the Grant County International Airport (GCIA) and industrial land along the Wheeler Industrial Corridor.

(Columbia Basin Railroad Photograph Courtesy of the Connell Interchange Coalition.)
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$14.5MM OKd for Connell Rail Interchange Project

The Washington State Legislature has signed off on the 2023-25 Transportation Budget, which allocates $14.5 million to complete upgrades to the nearly 100-year-old Connell Rail Interchange located in the eastern part of the state.

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Columbia Basin Railroad busiest short line in eastern Washington State

According to a recent Washington State Freight and Goods Transportation System report published by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRR) line from Connell to Moses Lake/Wheeler is an “R2” Freight Rail Corridor, which handles one million to five million tons per year. In particular, the report from WSDOT shows the Columbia Basin Railroad as the busiest short line in eastern Washington.