Lil' HO scale scratch built shack. Measure 1.75" x 2.25'.
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.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Monday, March 20, 2023
Monday, March 13, 2023
Monday, February 6, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
1970's CWGG Brochure Info Profiling Mansfield
Mansfield
The Mansfield station can boast of being the largest receiving station of Central Washington Grain Growers, Inc.
Since the early homestead years Mansfield has been served by many different grain companies and mill. Now all of the elevators are operated by this grower owned cooperative.
This year your Board of Directors took action to correct part of the harvest bottleneck by installing a 6,000 bushel per hour elevator leg in the south facility. The most modern and accurate electronic weighing equipment has replaced the old scale. Up-dating of these facilities will no doubt continue.
Mansfield is often referred to as the “End of the Line,” as the Burlington Northern’s front line terminates here.
Grain marketing information flows into the office via wire services from the Grain Exchanges in Kansas City, Chicago and Minneapolis. Growers now have the most current market information available.
Since the early homestead years Mansfield has been served by many different grain companies and mill. Now all of the elevators are operated by this grower owned cooperative.
This year your Board of Directors took action to correct part of the harvest bottleneck by installing a 6,000 bushel per hour elevator leg in the south facility. The most modern and accurate electronic weighing equipment has replaced the old scale. Up-dating of these facilities will no doubt continue.
Mansfield is often referred to as the “End of the Line,” as the Burlington Northern’s front line terminates here.
Grain marketing information flows into the office via wire services from the Grain Exchanges in Kansas City, Chicago and Minneapolis. Growers now have the most current market information available.
Monday, January 23, 2023
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
HO Scale Shop
Scratch built shop loosely based off of Jack Adams' in Withrow from the 1980's. Measures 4" x 8".
Prototype shop photo from 1984.
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