Great Northern Rwy's Mansfield Branch Line (1909-1985) and the Waterville Railway Co. (1910-1954)

Built by the Great Northern Railway in 1909, the 61 mile Mansfield line branched off the mainline at the Columbia River and snaked its way up across Douglas County, WA to its terminus in Mansfield. In 1970, Burlington Northern took over operations of the line. 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 as well as the Waterville Railway Co. And some HO scale stuff.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Bridge #25 in 1938

Provided by the Skykomish Historical Society

Thursday, February 16, 2012

West End of Mansfield Siding

John Henderson photo. 1983

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Bridge 11 wiped out

1938 photo showing washed out bridge. Provided by the Skykomish Historical Society. Check out this 2010 photo of Bridge #11 taken on the other side looking south.