Tim Repp snapped this picture from off the SR28 Overpass as the "Last Train" rolls down the rails. The train is crossing over the last bridge (#1), and ready to merge onto the mainline located just around the bend. This is the last picture taken of operations on this line. March 2, 1985.
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.
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