This grainy July 16, 2012 photo shows the last moments of the Touhey Elevator before a wall of fire engulfed the structure. A large fire swept the area, thus erasing the last remaining sign that any railroad activity ever took place in Touhey. Touhey Elevator before the fire. Photo was taken south of the elevator.
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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