September 7, 2025
Spotted at Four Lakes, WA over the weekend were 4 SD40-2s purchased from Western Rail for service on the Columbia Basin Railway. They were testing for a week or so on sister company Washington Eastern, who also happens to be the connecting carrier to Western Rail. I suppose the thinking would be if there are any hiccups, the shop is close by. Rumor is these would be shipped to Yakima for further setup after testing.
3 comments:
Big power!!
The lead unit in the 1st pic is an ex-Santa Fe SD45-2, although derated now, I'm sure.
Good stuff though!
...or are those two locos still BNSF's?
All 4 SDs will hopefully be relettered soon, to reduce confusion as to current ownership.
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