Western Rail, Inc.

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Western Rail Inc.
Western Rails Inc.
Western Rail Inc. logo.jpg
Montana Rail Link 390 at Western Rail Inc. on February 20, 2023.jpg
Montana Rail Link 390 at Western Rail Inc. (WRIX) on February 20, 2023.
Overview
Headquarters Airway Heights, Washington
FoundersTodd Havens
Reporting mark WRIX
Dates of operation1994 (1994)–present
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Other
Website westernrailinc.com

Western Rail, Inc. sometimes nicknamed Western Rails Inc.( reporting mark WRIX) [1] is an American shortline railroad organization based in Airway Heights, Washington. The company was founded by Todd Havens with the purpose of leasing, purchasing, selling and working on locomotives. [2]

Contents

Locomotive fleet

PhotographUnitModelBuilderDispositionNotesReferences
3 GP20 EMDUnder ownership
13SD9mEMDSold to AFX
23SW9EMDSold to Washington Western
102SW9EMDUnder ownership
401SW9EMDUnder ownership
439SD9EEMDUnder ownership
1229SD18MEMDSold to AgRail [3]
1343GP7uEMDSold to Columbia Terminal Railway (COLT) [4]
1407GMD1EMDUnder ownership
1500SW1500EMDUnder ownership
1627GP9EMDScrapped [4]
1634GP9EMDScrapped [4]
WRIX 1838 on February 20, 2023 (1).jpg 1838GP9EMDSold to the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway (WI&M)
3006GP30EMDScrapped
4404SD9EEMDOperational at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) in Usk, Washington (coordinates: 48°18'22.7"N 117°16'24.6"W)Sold from WPRM [5]
9129C40-8GESold to EWG
35021SD40T-2EMDUnder ownership
35022SD40T-2EMDUnder ownership

Accidents and incidents

On March 20, 2018, WRIX SW1500 no. 1500 had its horn stolen at the Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad. [6]

References

  1. ↑ The Official Railway Equipment Register. Railway Equipment and Publication Company. 2010. p. 35.
  2. ↑ "Engine of change | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. ↑ Smedley, Steve (2022-03-15). "Illinois grain facility acquires rare SD18M". Trains. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  4. 1 2 3 Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Dover Printing. 2000. p. 34.
  5. ↑ 04-13-13 FRRS Southern Pacific 4404 Sales Agreement WRIX March 2013 - Draft 2 (PDF). Western Pacific Railroad Museum. 2013-04-13. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-08-24.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ Grippo, Genevieve (2018-03-23). "Fence cut, locomotive horn stolen at local railroad company". KTVL. Retrieved 2024-09-07.


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