Columbia Basin Railroad Explained

Railroad Name:	Columbia Basin Railroad
Marks:	CBRW, CBRR
Locale:	Eastern Washington
Start Year:	1986
End Year:	present
Predecessor Line:	Burlington Northern Railroad
Website:	http://www.cbrr.com

The Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRR) is a common freight carrier that operates between Moses Lake and Connell in the state of Washington, USA.

Route

The CBRR connects the Washington communities of Moses Lake, Wheeler, Schrag, Warden, Othello and Connell.^[1]

History

The Columbia Basin Railroad was established in 1986 as part of the Washington Central Railroad Company, which bought 230miles of railway in Central Washington from Burlington Northern.^[2] The company, owned by Eric Temple, also owned the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train operating in King County, Washington.^[3]

Traffic

According to Railway Age, the CBRR was the busiest shortline railroad in eastern Washington in 2014, with over 10,000 carloads annually of agricultural and industrial shipments.^[4]

See also

• List of Washington (state) railroads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Service Map. CBRR. November 10, 2016.
2. News: September 16, 1986 . BN selling some of its lines . B1 . The Seattle Times.
3. News: Virgin . Bill . February 17, 2005 . Working on the railroad: Brothers put short-line runs back on track . . November 12, 2016.
4. News: Vantuono . William C. . November 4, 2014 . Columbia Basin Railroad busiest short line in eastern Washington State . . November 12, 2016.