Mansfield Depot c. 1911

Steam locomotive No. 1024 rests near the Great Northern Railway Depot in Mansfield, Wash. C. 1911

Engine Wye at Waterville

Waterville Local on the wye with the engine house on the right. The building still stands today. c. 1916. Waterville Museum photo

Park Dedication in Waterville

Washington State Governor Clarence D. Martin stands on loco #949 for the dedication of Pioneer Park in Waterville during the 1930's. Waterville Museum Photo.

Colorized photos of the Waterville Railway Co. Depot

 

Colorized photo

Colorized photo of the Waterville's Sagebrush Special.  Original post of this photo with caption can be seen here.  Colorization by Bruce Clark.  

Steam Loco #299

Sacks of wheat dwarf the Waterville Local near the industry siding in the year 1914. Steam loco #299 2-8-0 sits idle while she leaks steam and smoke. Its next destination is Douglas to connect with the MB Line, 4.5 miles away.

Great Northern Steam Locomotive #1105

Loco #1105 poses with its crew in 1909 during the construction of the Mansfield Branch. This scene was captured where Duffy Creek dumps into Douglas Creek. Photo from the Douglas County Museum in Waterville, Wash.

From the Wenatchee World: 1973

WRY Train Parked Near Depot

Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Museum in Waterville.

Sunday School Picnic

Caption reads: “Waterville Special picking up Sunday School Picnicers”.  Photo Lockwood.  The train stops to pick up people in Douglas, Wash. to head into Waterville which is only 4 miles away.  Date unknown.  Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Museum in Waterville. 

Moving through snow in Dougals

Caption reads: “Waterville Train Arrives at Douglas”. Feb. 5, 1916. Photo Lockwood.  Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Museum in Waterville.

Deep snow on the WRY

Waterville Railway Co. employee shovels snow out away from loco #299.  Date unknown.  Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Museum in Waterville.

Waterville Train Parked Near Depot.

Date September 19, 1910.

Waterville Railway Co.

From the 1915 Standard Atlas of Douglas County.  Picture by Alfred S. Witter.  Witter took many photos of the Waterville area during his time.

Witter advertisement from the 1915 Standard Atlas of Douglas County.  He later would move to Seattle and open Alfred S. Witter & Co.

Douglas Depot

Looking at the west side of the Douglas Depot with the #68 transfer/house track along side.  This track was installed in August of 1912 for the Waterville Railway Co. to unload freight and probably passengers.  It remained there until 1986.  Photo taken by Doug Nighswonger in 1973

Track layout around the Douglas Depot.  Drawing is dated 1915.

Locomotive parked on transfer track in 1942

Waterville Railway Construction in 1910

Workers finish up construction on the WRY.  The Douglas County Courthouse is on the left.

Photo from The Douglas County Empire Press:  February 12, 2009

Train at Douglas Depot

Image from the The Spokesman Review April 26, 1914.

GN Steam Locomotive #1163

This Mansfield Local rests in the early morning hours next to the Wenatchee Depot ready to make the trip up on the plateau. In about 4 to 5 hours this small mixed train will reach Mansfield and make the return trip in the afternoon. 1945 photo.


This locomotive #1163 was built by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works in September 1902 and scrapped in 1954. Classed as an F-8. After 1908 it was classed and F-8S once it was equipped with a superheater. 2-8-0 wheel arrangement.  

GN Steam Locomotive #553

Caption on photo reads:  

First engine on the new Waterville R.R.  

H. V. Francis Eng.  

Hugh Andrews fireman.  

June 27, 1910

No. 553 was a Class F-1 locomotive with a 2-8-0 wheel configuration.  This engine was built in September 1896 by the Brooks Locomotive Works and placed into service by the Great Northern Railway as No. 487.  GN later changed its number to 553 and then 899.  This locomotive was used only for the construction of the Waterville Railway and never place into service.  It was retired in Feb. 1930 and scrapped in 1932.  This engine was never owned by the WRY Co.   Information from the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Reference Sheet 108.  Great Northern's Mansfield Branch and the Waterville Railway.

Photo from the Douglas County Empire Press

The Wenatchee World: January 7, 1973

The train in the picture is on the track wye in Waterville with the locomotive pointing northeast.  The building on the far right behind the locomotive is the engine house.  Here is a picture of the engine house today.