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.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Close-up of boxcar in Withrow. Photo by Blair Kooistra Aug 1, 1983
Note what the writing says: "Rel for grain." I read somewhere that Blair was saying this was a car inspector's note saying this car was released for grain service.
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Note what the writing says: "Rel for grain." I read somewhere that Blair was saying this was a car inspector's note saying this car was released for grain service.
Dan
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