Columbia Basin Railroad

The former Washington Central Railroad was created in 1986 by purchase of BN lines in the Yakima Valley and Columbia Basin. A decade later WCR was repurchased by BNSF. CBRC is a short line linking Connell and Moses Lake and two branches, leased from BNSF, and carrying mainly agricultural products.

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