Former Waterville Railway Co. Depot on Rainier St. in
Waterville, Wash on Dec. 3, 2016. The
Great Northern Railway built this structure in 1910 for the WRY Co., which was
their standard depot design during the early 1900’s. This standard depot littered the landscape in many towns throughout the northern states, and served both passengers and freight service for the
railroad. Palisades, Douglas, Withrow,
and Mansfield all had a depot of this exact design. This depot was retired in 1954, and is now
the residence of Jim Horton.
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.
Monday, December 5, 2016
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