Cozette Alice "Cozy" Ogle Brady (1905-1993) pictured in front of the Depot at Douglas on March 2, 1985. She and many others were participating in the ceremony commemorating the last train to run the Mansfield Branch Line. Her husband John "Jack" Brady was a long time agent on the line until he retired in 1959. He died 10 years later in 1969. Photo from the Douglas County Museum in Waterville.
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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