Great Northern Rwy's Mansfield Branch Line (1909-1985) and the Waterville Railway Co. (1910-1974)

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.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Pictures I took in the spring of 2008 showing the amount of work that took place in order to build this branch line

Grade cut where Douglas Creek and Duffy Creek merge. The cut is between bridge #20 and #21. Looking on the down grade.

Looking on the down grade between bridge #24 and #25

Solid rock grade cut looking on the down grade between bridge #25 and #26

Looking on the up grade just north of bridge #24

Large rock cut just before bridge #25 looking on the up grade

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