Here is a 1966 USGS Topo map at the mouth of Moses Coulee near the Columbia River. Highlighted in the map is the Bonneville Power Spur (Bon Spur) which was added in 1952. This split off from the Mansfield Branch to serve a power station (Columbia Substation as it was called) until the line was abandoned in 1985.
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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