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.

Monday, January 31, 2011

The Wenatchee Daily World: May 17, 1952

Masakuni Nakashima Takeda (1902-1952)

Accident map from the Interstate Commerce Commission

Accident location 2010 photo looking northeast

Accident location 2010 photo looking southwest

Accident occured on May 16th, 1952

Bucking the snow

Waterville Railway Co. Locomotive 4-6-0 #299 plowing its way through the heavy snow near a cattle guard crossing. The photographer was Chester Lockwood, a local man. C. 1914. Photo provided by Harold Badten.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Bon Spur/Appledale

This picture taken in 1983 by John P. Henderson. This train is between Bon Spur and Appledale headed on the up grade with about 40 empty boxcars in tow.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Boom Town

Mansfield in the early days. c. 1914