1979 BN Station Revenues-Portland Division

 

Chasing The CBRW-8-8-25

My photos.

Switching the new Simplot plant at Wheeler.

Passing the NP era water tank at Wheeler. 

Pulling hard at Frischknecht.

Coming down the hill into Connell.

Waiting at Connell while a grain train passes.

Swapping trains with the Lind Turn.

One of the fellows on the chase with me at Connell.

Crossing Buehler Rd. 

Once again at Frischknecht.

Passing Shano.

Crossing a bridge just north of Bruce.

Crossing Lee Rd at Bruce.

Coming through the S curve track that BN built to connect the former NP with the Milwaukee north of Warden. I'm standing on the ramp to the flyover the NP had over the Milwaukee. 

Gaining former Milwaukee trackage north of Warden.

2019 CBRW Connell Turn Views

Photos by Jonathan Fischer.

November 19, 2019

Just south of Warden.

 

Shano

Schlomer

Descending into Connell.

BN 1975 Station Revenues R-W

Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz and the PNRA.

CBRW At Shano

Courtesy of Blair Kooistra.

September 2020

Blair says:

"Several miles up the long slog from Connell, the Columbia Basin's Connell turn is still full-out with its five SD9s and a GP9 as it passes the old elevator complex at Shano with 96 cars on the drawbar, Monday, 27 September. ROARR!"

 

BN AFE Index Card--Shano

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.

Another short list. NP era ones are in the works.

CBRW At Shano

Photo by Brian Ambrose.

Here CBRW 651 is heading north out of Connell, WA for Warden, WA passing the elevator at Shano, WA 4-10-16.

July 2021 CBRW Visit

Photos courtesy of John Bargert.

July 2, 2021

The Connell Turn climbing the hill after leaving Connell.

The Connell Turn at Shano, WA.

WRIX 439 looking dead at Warden, WA.

CBRW 610 switching at Warden, WA.

CBRW 302 switching at Warden, WA.

CBRW 608 Warden, WA.

Connell Turn Warden, WA.

CBRW 166 Warden, WA.

CBRW 1626 Warden, WA.

1973 BN Consolidated Annual Station Earnings-1

Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz.

1915 NP AFE Shano Area Spur

Courtesy of the NPRHA.

1920 NP AFE Shano Sand Fence

Courtesy of the NPRHA.

1974 Shano Sugar Beet View

Basin Stockpiles Beets

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

November 29. 1971

Basin Stockpiles Beets

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

November 29, 1971

Wheeler Turn Train Order

Courtesy of Allen Miller.

1970 Shano Topo Map

1916 Frischknecht Topo Map

BNSF Track Segment 379

Compiled by the late Alan Eisenberg.

Green segments were in service at the time the list was made. Red was out of service or gone. "CB" stands for "Columbia Basin Railway."