Washington Eastern Railroad

Route:: Cheney - Coulee City, WA (108.8 miles); Geiger Spur: Geiger Jct - Airway Heights, WA (6 miles)
Headquarters:: Medical Lake, WA
Junctions with other railroads:: BNSF: Cheney, WA
Radio frequencies:
History:: Eastern Washington Gateway (EWG) began operations over former PCC lines on June 1, 2007.; Operations taken over by Washington Eastern Railroad (WER) as of Nov. 5, 2018.
Ownership:: WER is owned by Western Group, the main line is owned by State of Washington.; Geiger Spur is owned by Spokane County.
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
NIWX 328	EMD	SD45-2	32024	7887-34	9/1966	ex EWG/NIWX 328; ex MRL SD45R 328; ex SP 7557; nee SP SD45 8833	11/2018	1/2019	to WRIX/NIWX 328
2422	EMD	GP30u	27209	7622-23	6/1962	ex WER/SW 2422; ex SW 2422; ex GOOS/SW 2422; ex SW 2422; ex BNSF 2422; ex ATSF 2722; ex ATSF 3222; nee ATSF GP30 1222	11/2018		to SW 2422
3588	EMD	SD40-2	786218-15	786218-15	7/1979	ex WER/SW 3588; ex SW 3588; ex UP 3588; nee UP 8079	2019	2021	to SW 3588
3776	EMD	SD40-2	796345-8	796345-8	10/1980	ex WER/SW 3776; ex SW 3776; ex UP 3776	11/2018	2021	to SW 3776; to WRIX 3776; to USSC 6323
3910	EMD	SD40-2	766005-6	766005-6	9/1976	ex WER/SW 3910; ex SW 3910; ex UP 3910; nee MP 3226	11/2018	2021	to SW 3910; to WRIX 3910; to JLCX 3910
4227	EMD	GP30	28513	7663-22	9/1963	ex WER/SW 4227; ex CVR/SW 4227; ex CVR/SW 4227; ex SW 4227; ex CSX 4227; nee CO 3037	2019	2021	to WRIX 4227
7320	GE	C40-8W	46635		3/1991	ex CSX 7320; nee CR 6100	2021
7338	GE	C40-8W	46681		4/1991	ex CSX 7338; nee CR 6146	2021
7348	GE	C40-8W	47201		2/1993	ex CSX 7348; nee CR 6167	2021
7363	GE	C40-8W	47419		7/1993	ex CSX 7363; nee CR 6204	2021
EWLX 8702	EMD	SD40T-2	776076-4	776076-4	1/1978	ex EWG/WRIX 8702; ex UP 8702; ex UP 4432; nee SSW 8375	1/2019	4/2019	to BNG/EWLX 8702

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Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024