Great Northern Rwy's Mansfield Branch Line (1909-1985) and the Waterville Railway Co. (1910-1974)

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.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Douglas Depot in April 1994

Correction on the demise of the Douglas Depot. The depot was scheduled to be burned down as the Dec. 3, 1993 Wenatchee World Article suggested, but apparently that never took place. Here it is the following fall on Sept. 4, 1994 boarded up and stripped of all its identifying signs. Don Seabrook photo. Click here to see the 1993 article about the depot.