Locomotives switching with loaded boxcars at Alstown on the afternoon of October 28, 1983. Another one from a post a while back. Bridge #37.5 visible in both pictures. Photos by John P. Henderson. 2009 photo of this area. Here is a picture of the same train early in the morning of the same day on its way up the line. And one more.
Built by the Great Northern Railway in 1909, the 61 mile line branched off the mainline at the Columbia River and snaked its way up across Douglas County, WA to its terminus in Mansfield. In 1985 it was abandoned, thus closing the book on railroading on the Waterville Plateau. This blog is dedicated to preserving the history of the Mansfield Branch Line and Waterville Railway Co., as well as showcasing my scratch built HO scale models.
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