Washington Central Railroad

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Washington Central Railroad - WCRC

Route:: Yakima Valley Division; Pasco - Kennewick - Gibbon - Wesely Jct - Yakima - Cle Elum, WA (152 miles); Gibbon - Sunnyside - Granger - Zillah, WA (33.1 miles); Yakima - Naches, WA (13.1 miles); Yakima - Moxee City, WA (8.6 miles); Sunnyside - Midvale, WA (3.2 miles); Moses Lake Division; Connell - Warden Jct - Bassett Jct - Wheeler, WA (39.6 miles); Warden Jct - Othello, WA (14 miles); Bassett Jct - Schrag, WA (12.6 miles); Wheeler - Moses Lake, WA (19.9 miles)
Headquarters:: Yakima, WA
Junctions with other railroads:: BNSF: Cle Elum (out of service), Connell & Pasco, WA; TSWR: Othello & Wesely Jct, WA; UP: Kennewick, WA
Radio frequencies:: 160.770, 161.295
History:: Lines acquired from BN and operations started October 13, 1986.; WCRC acquired by BNSF in December 1996.; - Yakima Valley Division absorbed into BNSF.; - Moses Lake Division spun off as Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW).
Ownership:: Temple family
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
82	EMD	F9PH	1/1952	15910	3122-A6	ex-MARC 82; ex-MARC 7182; ex-MK 5; ex-BO 4582; nee BO F7A 939	1996	1996	to Washington Dinner Train 82, 1996
84	EMD	F9PH	1/1949	5734	?	ex-MARC 84; ex-MARC 7184; ex-MK; ex-BO 4472; nee BO F3A 165	1996	1996	to Washington Dinner Train 84, 1996
100	EMD	F7A	6/1952	16595	3105-A36	ex-Texas Southern 100; nee BLE 723A	1993	1996	to Washington Dinner Train 100, 1996; to CZRY 100, 2001
101	EMD	F7B	2/1953	19713	3158-B2	ex-Texas Southern 101; nee BLE 723B	?	1996	to Washington Dinner Train 101, 1996; to CZRY 101, 2001
102	EMD	F7A	6/1952	16596	3105-A37	ex-Texas Southern 104; nee BLE 724A	?	1996	to Washington Dinner Train 102, 1996; to CZRY 102, 2001
201	EMD	SW1200	1966	31230	4492-5	nee MP 1257	?	1996	to CBRW 201, 1996
202	EMD	SW1200	1965	29801	?	nee MP 1163	?	1996	to BNSF, 1996
203	EMD	SW1200	1966	31222	?	ex-CEECo 203; nee MP 1148	?	1996	to CBRW 203, 1996
211	EMD	SW1200	1965	29784	?	nee MP 1269	?	1996	to CBRW 211, 1996
212	EMD	SW1200	1965	29788	?	ex-CEECo 212; nee MP 1273	?	1996	to CBRW 212, 1996
301	EMD	GP9	1957	22737	5505-18	ex-CEECo 301; ex-BN 1919; nee NP 334	1986	1996	to BNSF 301, 1996; to (D) Birmingham Rail & Locomotive
302	EMD	GP9	1957	22719	5504-12	ex-TMBL 1203:1; ex-BN 1754; nee NP 316	1986	1996	to BNSF 302, 1996; to TSWR 302, 2000
401	EMD/ATSF	CF7	3/1950	9583	?	ex-ATSF 2578; nee ATSF F7A 230L	?	1996	to BNSF, 1996; to IR 5
402	EMD/ATSF	CF7	1948/9	6616	?	ex-ATSF 2636; nee ATSF F3A 31C	?	1996	to BNSF, 1996; to NKCR 3
2087	EMD	GP38	12/1967	33718	7060-88	ex-CSXT 2087; nee CO 3887	1993	1996	to CBRW 2087, 1996
2184	EMD	GP38	1967	33066	?	ex-CSXT 2184; ex-SBD 2184; ex-SBD 6275; nee CRR 2004	1993	1996	to CBRW 2184, 1996
4491	EMD	GP7	?	16896	5206-9	ex-CNW 4491; nee CNW 1573	?	1996	to BNSF, 1996; to NKCR 4
4492	EMD	GP7	?	16846	5123-3	ex-CNW 4492; nee CNW 1577	?	1996	to BNSF, 1996; to NKCR 2; to IR 2

Explanations:

B/D: Builder's Date
B/N: Builder's Number
Acq.: Year unit acquired
Ret.: Year unit retired

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Last updated: March 12, 2003

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