Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad

Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad - EWG

Route:: Cheney - Coulee City, WA (107.8 miles)
Headquarters:: Cheney, WA
Junctions with other railroads:: BNSF: Cheney, WA
Radio frequencies:: unknown
History:: Began operations over former PCC lines on June 1, 2007.; Washington Eastern RR (WER) took over operations Nov. 05, 2018.
Ownership:: line owned by State of Washington
Roster:: All units are leased.

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
MRL 260	EMD	SD40-2XR	5801-8	5801-8	10/1971	ex MRL 260; ex MRL 210; ex MRL SD40 6307; nee BN 6307			to MRL 260
MRL 290	EMD	SDP40-2XR	31593	7870-2	5/1966	ex MRL 260; ex BN SDP40 6395; nee GN 321			to ????
NIWX 328	EMD	SD45-2	32024	7887-34	9/1966	ex MRL SD45R 328; ex SP 7557; nee SP SD45 8833	2016		to WER/NIWX 328; to WRIX/NIWX 328
EWLX 329	EMD	SD45-3	32792	7954-34	3/1967	ex MRL SD45R 329; ex SP 7558; nee SP 8878	2016		to BNG/EWLX 329
NIWX 375	EMD	SD45	33857	7993-54	1/1968	ex MRL 375; ex CR 6233; ex PC 6233; nee PRR 6233			to WRIX, scrapped 2013
WRIX 1500	EMD	SW1500	33613	7087-2	3/1968	ex WRIX 1500; ex AEX 100010; ex DGNO/RMPX 2482; ex PSAP/RMPX 2482; ex CORP/RMPX 2482; ex SSW 2482			to WRIX 1500; to RVT/WRIX 1500; to RVT 99
NIWX 1617	EMD	GP7	18977	5312-9	12/1953	ex STMA/WRIX 1617, 2006; ex WRIX 1617, 2005; ex LCR 1617, 1996; ex GWR(NCO) 1617; ex GWR 1617; ex BN 1617; nee CBQ 261			to BNG/EWLX 1617
NIWX 2204	GE	U23B	41590		6/1971	ex PRL 2204; nee CR 2795			to WRIX/NIWX 2204
WRIX 2891	EMD	SD40T-2	756046-7	756046-7	7/1975	ex WRIX 2891; ex UP 2891; ex UP 8619; nee DRGW 5362			to WIR/WRIX 2891; to WIR 2891; to DSRC/WIR 2891; to DSRC 2891; to RWRR/WAMX 4275, 2021
WRIX 3000	EMD	SD40-2	7334-42	7334-42	2/1972	ex USRC 3000; ex LTEX 3000; ex UP 3164			to WRIX 3000; to WIR/WRIX 3000; to WIR 3000; to DSRC/WIR 3000; to DSRC 3000; to RWRR/WAMX 4272, 2021
WRIX 3001	EMD	SD40-2	5819-16	5819-16	7/1972	ex USRC 3001; ex LTEX 3001; ex UP 3188			to WRIX 3001; to BLU/WAMX 4205
WRIX 3043	EMD	GP20u	26849	17609-19	10/1961	ex WRIX 3043; ex DMVW 3043; ex ATSF 3043; nee ATSF GP20 1143			to WRIX 3043; to CBRL/WRIX 3043; to WRIX 3043; to ????
WRIX 3503	EMD	GP35	30141	7789-7	4/1965	ex NPR 3503; ex OMLX 40; ex SP 6631; ex SP 7734			to WRIX 3503; scrapped
WRIX 3511	EMD	GP35	29223	5665-9	3/1964	ex WRIX 3511; ex NPR 3511; ex GSMR 223; nee NW 223			to WRIX 3511
NIWX 7311	EMD	SD18	27609	7630-12	1/1963	ex VLIX 7311; ex CRGX 7311; ex CO 7311; nee CO 1811			to WRIX; to BNG/EWLX 7311
WRIX 8319:2	EMD	GP9	20143	5377-15	2/1955	ex WRIX 3378; ex Foster Farms 3378; ex SP 3378; ex SP 3455; nee SP 5618	2014		to WRIX 8319:2; to NIWX 8319; to WRIX/NIWX 8319, scrapped 2022
WRIX 8702	EMD	SD40T-2	776076-4	776076-4	1/1978	ex UP 8702; ex UP 4432; nee SSW 8375			to WER/EWLX 8702; to BNG/EWLX 8702
NIWX 8924	EMD	SD45	37715	5784-1	9/1971	ex MRL 8924; nee SCL 2024		2014	to WRIX/NIWX 8924; to Southern Appalachia Ry Museum
NIWX 8925	EMD	SD45	37716	5784-2	9/1971	ex MRL 8925; ex SBD 2025; nee SCL 2025			scrapped 2015
NIWX 9129	GE	C40-8	45578		12/1987	ex UP 9129			to NIWX 9129

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Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024