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12/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: WIR
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP30MBuilt As:CO 3006 (GP30)
Serial Number:27588Order No:7627
Frame Number:7627-5Built:12/1962
Notes:blt 12/62 as C&O 3006
Other locos with this serial:  PCC 4204(GP30M) CO 3006(GP30) WIR 20(GP30M) CSX 4204(GP30M) CO 4204(GP30)
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Street running!
Title:  Street running!
Description:  One of the dirty little secrets of this region. For a 5-6 block streach the W&I (Ex MILW, built by the WI&M) tracks run down the middle if Whitman St.
Photo Date:  8/30/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 9:38:48 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  766   Comments: 3
GP30 down Whitman St
Title:  GP30 down Whitman St
Description:  Taking two center beams to the mumber mill in Princeton ID.
Photo Date:  8/30/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 9:39:42 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  693   Comments: 1
Down the W&IM.
Title:  Down the W&IM.
Description:  Leavign Palouse
Photo Date:  8/30/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 9:40:28 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  239   Comments: 1
Final shot for the day.
Title:  Final shot for the day.
Description:  I would have to chaised the train all the way to the mill, but it was gettign late and I had to go to work.
Photo Date:  8/30/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 9:43:04 PM
Location:  Wellesley, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  186   Comments: 2
First shot of the F-unit working
Title:  First shot of the F-unit working
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 7:01:42 PM
Location:  Oakesdale, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
Running 10mph
Title:  Running 10mph
Description:  Hauling a string of chlorine tankers for Canexus (Canadian company) for storage
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 7:02:24 PM
Location:  Oakesdale, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  206   Comments: 1
What century is this
Title:  What century is this
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 6:46:23 PM
Location:  Belmont, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  437   Comments: 2
Pulling through
Title:  Pulling through
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 6:47:33 PM
Location:  Belmont, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  272   Comments: 1
Black Widow
Title:  Black Widow
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 6:48:16 PM
Location:  Belmont, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  408   Comments: 2
Holding the main
Title:  Holding the main
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 6:49:35 PM
Location:  Belmont, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  804   Comments: 7
Picking up speed
Title:  Picking up speed
Description:  to a whopping 25mph!
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 6:54:24 PM
Location:  Belmont, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  265   Comments: 1
Shades of the past
Title:  Shades of the past
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 7:10:55 PM
Location:  Garfield, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
Classics
Title:  Classics
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 7:11:20 PM
Location:  Garfield, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
Upon Arrival
Title:  Upon Arrival
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 7:22:43 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
NO street running today
Title:  NO street running today
Description:  WIR was supposed to head into ID today, but will work in town instead.
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/20/2011 7:23:12 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  254   Comments: 1
MP 23
Title:  MP 23
Description:  Nice S curve under a bridge.
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:12:18 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  227   Comments: 2
Along the river
Title:  Along the river
Description:  With the old highway on the upper right
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:13:18 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  140   Comments: 2
Under highway 195
Title:  Under highway 195
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:14:54 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
Past the depot
Title:  Past the depot
Description:  The train has stopped next to the depot, which is both the W&I office as well as living quarters for the depot agents/clerks.
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:17:54 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
Under the old Milwaukee
Title:  Under the old Milwaukee
Description:  #20 passes underneath the abandoned Milwaukee Road arches.
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:18:59 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  233   Comments: 2
Old barn 1
Title:  Old barn 1
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:21:24 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Old barn 2
Title:  Old barn 2
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:24:11 PM
Location:  McCoy, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  184   Comments: 1
Through the form B
Title:  Through the form B
Description:  Notice one of the rails is black, a few minutes ago this rail was on fire to fix a pull apart break.
Photo Date:  11/10/2011  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 3:25:57 PM
Location:  McCoy, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Ready to go on Monday
Title:  Ready to go on Monday
Description:  The two W&I motors await crews come Monday morning
Photo Date:  1/8/2012  Upload Date: 1/13/2012 4:06:56 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) WIR 316(GP16)
Views:  340   Comments: 1
Final Switching
Title:  Final Switching
Description:  Gettign the last few cars togeather and put into the train for the run north
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:12:12 PM
Location:  Moscow, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
Shoving back to the main
Title:  Shoving back to the main
Description:  If you look very closely you can see the end of track on the former UP main, now just a spur serving the fertilizer mill at Wilson.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:13:24 PM
Location:  Moscow, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Wilson WA
Title:  Wilson WA
Description:  Just feet from the ID/WA border and the town of Moscow ID.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:14:22 PM
Location:  Moscow, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
Crest of Sunshine Hill lanscape view
Title:  Crest of Sunshine Hill lanscape view
Description:  The top of the steepest grade on the W&I.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:15:21 PM
Location:  Sunshine, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
Crest of Sunshine Hill portrait view
Title:  Crest of Sunshine Hill portrait view
Description:  The top of the steepest grade on the W&I.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:16:17 PM
Location:  Sunshine, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  230   Comments: 1
Sunshine WA
Title:  Sunshine WA
Description:  A few miles east of Pullman, it has become a popular spot for people to build homes.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:17:12 PM
Location:  Sunshine, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  197   Comments: 1
Sunshine Hill
Title:  Sunshine Hill
Description:  Living up to its name this day! GP30, covered hoppers, grassy hills and bright blue skies. This is the W&I that I know & love.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:18:27 PM
Location:  Sunshine, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
Crossing Old Moscow Pullman Highway
Title:  Crossing Old Moscow Pullman Highway
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:19:49 PM
Location:  Sunshine, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
Between the trees
Title:  Between the trees
Description:  View from a private driveway.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:20:32 PM
Location:  Pullman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
Crossing Paradise Creek
Title:  Crossing Paradise Creek
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:21:08 PM
Location:  Pullman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
New Kamiaken St Crossing
Title:  New Kamiaken St Crossing
Description:  This past summer, the Kamiaken St Crossing was rehabed with new ties and pavement.
Photo Date:  4/25/2012  Upload Date: 4/27/2012 3:22:27 PM
Location:  Pullman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
Storage cars coming out.
Title:  Storage cars coming out.
Description:  #20 and the 6304 sit tied down in Palouse with a long string of centerbeams pulled out of storage.
Photo Date:  6/3/2012  Upload Date: 7/15/2012 12:32:43 AM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
#20 and 6304
Title:  #20 and 6304
Description:  Tied down in Palouse with a train of storage cars,
Photo Date:  6/3/2012  Upload Date: 7/15/2012 12:33:22 AM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
Northbound Highball
Title:  Northbound Highball
Description:  Throttling up to make the upcoming grade.
Photo Date:  7/9/2012  Upload Date: 7/10/2012 3:31:42 PM
Location:  Flaig, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
The 6304 is back!
Title:  The 6304 is back!
Description:  The F unit had been out of service for a while. Though it does still smoke badly, it is at least running again.
Photo Date:  7/9/2012  Upload Date: 7/10/2012 3:32:34 PM
Location:  Flaig, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  327   Comments: 1
Smoke em if ya got em...
Title:  Smoke em if ya got em...
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/9/2012  Upload Date: 7/10/2012 3:33:06 PM
Location:  Flaig, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
Heading north
Title:  Heading north
Description:  The train curves away from me uphill, headed for Marshall.
Photo Date:  7/9/2012  Upload Date: 7/10/2012 3:34:06 PM
Location:  Flaig, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  319   Comments: 2
WIR #20
Title:  WIR #20
Description:  Tied down (in a strage spot actually) for the night.
Photo Date:  7/14/2012  Upload Date: 7/15/2012 12:24:12 AM
Location:  Moscow, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
Rosalia Depot
Title:  Rosalia Depot
Description:  Now the office for the W&I. Most traisn stop here to get orders, take a restrom/snack break, or just to chat witht the depot agents.
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:33:18 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  250   Comments: 1
Southbound out of Rosalia
Title:  Southbound out of Rosalia
Description:  #20 and train depart south.
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:34:13 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
Under the ex Milwaukee
Title:  Under the ex Milwaukee
Description:  The arch bridge was built and used by the Milwaukee Road, now just a forgotten memory.
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:36:10 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Bridges, W&I Highball
Title:  Milwaukee Bridges, W&I Highball
Description:  Only one railroad in this location, once there were three.
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:37:27 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  288   Comments: 3
WIR #20
Title:  WIR #20
Description:  ex C&O/CSX GP30, rebuilt to a GP30M.
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:38:13 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  282   Comments: 1
Short train
Title:  Short train
Description:  Only two loads and one empty/ Winter is a slow time for the RR.
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:40:38 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
Future Business
Title:  Future Business
Description:  In the background a new grain loading facility is being built. Once finished, this facility will be capable of loadign a 110 car grain train in 8 hours. Curently it takes 24 hours to load a 110 car train.
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:42:27 PM
Location:  McCoy, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
Old McCoy elevator
Title:  Old McCoy elevator
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 3/12/2013 2:43:33 PM
Location:  McCoy, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  176   Comments: 1


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