These rusty 40' boxcars getting ready to depart Douglas, WA. These are some of the last pictures showing boxcars being used to haul wheat in the entire United States. Boxcars became out of fashion once hoppers came in to use. "Last Train" leaving Douglas for the last time on March 2, 1985. Tim Repp photo.
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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