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, June 22, 2020
Scratch Built HO Scale Great Northern Railway Standard 30' x 76' Depot Diorama (Part 2) Finished
Scratch built HO scale Great Northern Railway Standard 30' x 76' Depot. It will be displayed on a 15" x 36" diorama. Depot will be modeled as it appeared during the 1970's/80's in Douglas, Wash. (Part 2) finished
Very well done! My Great-Aunt Cozy (she was one of my Grandma Hazel's younger sisters) was married to Jack Brady, who was the station master at Douglas for a lot of years. He was also in the station when the runaway cars from Waterville smacked into the station. I didn't hear that story until years after Jack passed away.
Would you happen to have any photos or info of Jack? Possibly any of his railroad papers or photos of the Mansfield Branch Line that he might have taken? Thanks
Very well done! My Great-Aunt Cozy (she was one of my Grandma Hazel's younger sisters) was married to Jack Brady, who was the station master at Douglas for a lot of years. He was also in the station when the runaway cars from Waterville smacked into the station. I didn't hear that story until years after Jack passed away.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chuck! I have quite a bit of info on Jack in this blog. Thanks for checking out my blog.
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Would you happen to have any photos or info of Jack? Possibly any of his railroad papers or photos of the Mansfield Branch Line that he might have taken? Thanks
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