Ol' timers pose for a picture on BN GP39-2 Locomotive #2730. The two men on the left and center are unknown and the man on the right is Oliver Ruud (1899-1994). Both the year and the men are long gone. Anita Sprauer photo taken on March 2, 1985. "Last Train" out of Douglas.
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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