Inside the Waterville Depot 1916. Standing on the left is Frank J. Crane, Conductor on the line. Right is Charley Will, an old pioneer of this area. Waterville Museum photo. The clock in this photo still resides in the depot today which is now a home.
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.
Friday, September 9, 2022
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