Central Washington Grain Growers' picture from one of their company brochures.
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.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
McCue in 2009
Looking on the up grade at where McCue used to be. The siding for McCue ran thru where the large willow tree is in the background. Main line was where the gravel road is. Behind me is where bridge #10 used to cross. Here is a picture of the train coming down the tracks about 25 years earlier.
Looking on the down grade with back towards where bridge #10 used to be. Picture of the tracks in place along this stretch of road bed.
About a 1/2 mile down from McCue
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Locomotive BN GP39-2 #2730
This is it of my 'Last Train' photos. All the following photos were taken in Douglas, by Anita Sprauer, on March 2, 1985 when the last train ran the Mansfield Branch Line.
Anita's daughters and husband pose in Douglas.
Jennifer and Suzie Sprauer stand on the lead locomotive.
Joe Sprauer snaps a picture of train in Douglas.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
2008 Photos of MB Line
2008 photos of the line between bridge #20 and #30
On the down grade just north of bridge #30
On the up grade just north of bridge #30
Looking on the down grade across bridge #30
Standing on a rock cut at the south end of bridge #30 looking on the down grade.
Looking on the up grade between bridge #29 and #30
Looking on the down grade between bridge #29 and #27
Looking on the down grade between bridge #29 and #27
On the down grade just noth of bridge #27
Looking across bridge #27 on the down grade
Looking across bridge #27 on the up grade
Rock cut just south of bridge #27 on the down grade
Large rock cut at the south end of bridge #25 looking on the down grade.
On the down grade looking across bridge #24
Between bridge #24 and #23 on the down grade.
Looking across bridge #23 on the up grade.
Rock cut between bridge #21 and #20 on the down grade.
Standing high on a rock cut looking on the up grade across bridge #21
Looking on the down grade across bridge #20
Monday, June 10, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Speeder at Douglas Creek Falls about 200 yards north of the tunnel. March 8, 1986 photo by Ryan Reed. The line was abandoned a year before.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
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