Western Rail, Inc.
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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]
HeadquartersAirway Heights, Washington
FoundersTodd Havens
Reporting markWRIX
Dates of operation1994–present
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 Montana Rail Link 390 at Western Rail Inc. (WRIX) on February 20, 2023. | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Airway Heights, Washington |
| Founders | Todd Havens |
| Reporting mark | WRIX |
| Dates of operation | 1994–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Other | |
| Website | westernrailinc |
Locomotive fleet
| Photograph | Unit | Model | Builder | Disposition | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | GP20 | EMD | Under ownership | |||
| 13 | SD9m | Sold to AFX | ||||
| 23 | SW9 | Sold to Washington Western | ||||
| 102 | Under ownership | |||||
| 401 | ||||||
| 439 | SD9E | |||||
| 1229 | SD18M | Sold to AgRail | [3] | |||
| 1343 | GP7u | Sold to Columbia Terminal Railway (COLT) | [4] | |||
| 1407 | GMD1 | Under ownership | ||||
| 1500 | SW1500 | |||||
| 1627 | GP9 | Scrapped | [4] | |||
| 1634 | ||||||
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1838 | Sold to the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway (WI&M) | ||||
| 3006 | GP30 | Scrapped | ||||
| 4404 | SD9E | EMD | Operational 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] | |
| 9129 | C40-8 | GE | Sold to EWG | |||
| 35021 | SD40T-2 | EMD | Under ownership | |||
| 35022 |
Accidents and incidents
- On March 20, 2018, WRIX SW1500 no. 1500 had its horn stolen at the Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad.[6]
