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Washington & Idaho Railway

Washington & Idaho Railway - WIR

Route:
Marshall - Palouse - Pullman, WA
Palouse, WA - WA/ID border (3.85 miles)
Colfax - Pullman, WA - Moscow,ID
Headquarters:
Marshall, WA
Junctions with other railroads:
BNSF: Marshall, WA
PCC: Colfax, WA
Radio frequencies:
unknown
History:
Began operations over former PCC lines on June 1, 2007.
Aug. 01, 2019 saw operations taken over by the Spokane Spangle & Palouse Ry (SSPR)
Ownership:
line owned by State of Washington
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
20 EMD GP30M 27588 7627-5 12/1962 ex PCC 4204; ex CSX 4204; nee CO GP30 3006 2019 to ????
316 EMD GP16 12296 5006-2 12/1950 ex WIR/WRIX 316; ex WRIX 316; ex NPR 316; ex DMVW 316; ex MNVA 316; ex MNVA 1703; ex CSX 1703; ex SBD 4603; ex CRR 4603; nee CRR GP7 901 2019 to WRIX GP19-1 316
WRIX 602 EMD SD9 20228 5381-6 1955 ex CBRW/WRIX 602; ex WRIX 602; ex Twin Mtn Rock 602; ex OMLX; ex CFNR 203; ex SP 4331; ex SP 3855; nee SP 5377 2017 to WRIX 602, 2017; to JD Heiskell/WRIX 602
WRIX 650 EMD SD9 23932 5555-22 1958 ex WRIX 650; ex MNRR 650; ex SSRX ; ex BS 652; nee DMIR 152 2015 to WRIX 650
BGCM 1639 EMD GP9u 21572 5450-3 5/1956 ex BGCM 1639; ex BNSF 1639; ex ATSF 2550; ex ATSF GP9 702 2019 to MH/BGCM 1639, 2022
1846 GE B40-8 45694 8/1988 ex UP 1846; ex UP 5655; nee SSW 8047 2019 to storage (St Maries,ID)
1847 GE B40-8 45695 8/1988 ex UP 1847; nee SSW 8047 2019 to storage (St.Maries,ID)
1873 GE B40-8 45971 5/1989 ex UP 1873; ex UP 5682; nee SSW 8075 2019 to storage (St.Maries,ID)
2891 EMD SD40T-2 756046-7 756046-7 7/1975 ex WIR/WRIX 2891; ex EWG/WRIX 2891; ex WRIX 2891; ex UP 2891; ex UP 8619; nee DRGW 5362 2019 to DSRC/WIR 2891; to DSRC 2891; to RWRR/WAMX 4275, 2021
3000 EMD SD40-2 7334-42 7334-42 2/1972 ex WIR/WRIX 3000ex WRIX 3000; ex EWG/WRIX 3000; ex USRC 3000; ex LTEX 3000; ex UP 3164 2019 to DSRC/WIR 3000; to DSRC 3000; to RWRR/WAMX 4272, 2021
MRLX 6304 EMD FP9A A639 C183-10 9/1954 ex PPCX 6304; ex VIA 6509; nee CN 6509 to RPCX 6304; to Alberta Railway Museum/RPCX 6304
DLCX 6410 EMD GP40-2 7359-5 7359-5 10/1972 ex KFR/DLCX 6410; ex NKCR/DLCX 6410; ex RMPX 6410; ex GTW 6410; nee DTI 410 2019 to JAIL 6410

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Last updated: Aug. 04, 2024