Back on Mainline

October 28, 1983 photos showing train on the mainline headed back to Wenatchee.  John P. Henderson photos.

Train back at Wenatchee Yard

Columbia River Siding

Mansfield Branch Line train passing through the Columbia River Siding on its way to Wenatchee.  This afternoon picture was taken on October 28, 1983 by John P. Henderson.

2009 photos

Looking on the up grade about 1/2 mile south of the tunnel entrance.

Looking on the up grade about 0.4 of a mile south of the entrance.

Looking on the down grade about 1/4 mile from the south entrance.

Looking on the up grade with south portal entrance in the distance.

Looking on the down grade a few hundred yards from the south portal entrance.

Mansfield 1916

1916 Great Northern track plans of the engine wye at Mansfield.  Plans show locations of stock yards, coal platform, Engine House and Standard Oil Co. Spur. 

Palisades 1936

Track plans of Palisades siding from 1936.  Depot retired at that time.  

Mansfield 1923

Great Northern Track Plans of Mansfield dated 1923.  Columbia Valley Lumber Co. Spur added.

Alstown 1962

Track plans for Alstown dated 1962.  

McCue 1962

Snapshot of GN operations of McCue Siding in 1962.  GN had a phone booth down there according to the plans.  

1921 Supplee Siding Track Plans

Start of the siding at the southwest end of Supplee.

Grain warehouse facilities along the siding.  

Bridge #26

Looking on the down grade across bridge #26 with BN maintenance pick-up in the background.  Chuck Strawn collection.

2008 photo at almost the same location, but standing on the creek bottom. 

Alstown, Wa

BN maintenance pick-up parked in Alstown on bridge #37.5.  Chuck Strawn collection.

South Portal Entrance

BN inspection pick-up at south portal entrance.  Chuck Strawn collection.

Touhey, Wa

The Touhey Station Sign with a Burlington Northern maintenance Hi-Rail pick-up.  Chuck Strawn Collection.

Aerial view of Supplee in the 1970's

Central Washington Grain Growers' picture from one of their company brochures.

Aerial view of Withrow in the 1970's

From a Central Washington Grain Growers' brochure profiling their facilities.

'Last Train' in Douglas.  Anita Sprauer Photo.  March 2, 1985

Douglas Depot

Date and photographer unknown

McCue in 2009

Looking on the up grade at where McCue used to be.  The siding for McCue ran thru where the large willow tree is in the background.  Main line was where the gravel road is.  Behind me is where bridge #10 used to cross.  Here is a picture of the train coming down the tracks about 25 years earlier.  

Looking on the down grade with back towards where bridge #10 used to be.  Picture of the tracks in place along this stretch of road bed.

About a 1/2 mile down from McCue

Douglas in 1984

Train coming into Douglas from the north.  Picture by Alan Loebsack

Locomotive BN GP39-2 #2730

This is it of my 'Last Train' photos.  All the following photos were taken in Douglas, by Anita Sprauer, on March 2, 1985 when the last train ran the Mansfield Branch Line.

Anita's daughters and husband pose in Douglas.

Jennifer and Suzie Sprauer stand on the lead locomotive.

Joe Sprauer snaps a picture of train in Douglas.

2008 Photos of MB Line

2008 photos of the line between bridge #20 and #30

On the down grade just north of bridge #30

On the up grade just north of bridge #30

Looking on the down grade across bridge #30

Standing on a rock cut at the south end of bridge #30 looking on the down grade.

Looking on the up grade between bridge #29 and #30

Looking on the down grade between bridge #29 and #27

Looking on the down grade between bridge #29 and #27

On the down grade just noth of bridge #27

Looking across bridge #27 on the down grade

Looking across bridge #27 on the up grade

Rock cut just south of bridge #27 on the down grade

Large rock cut at the south end of bridge #25 looking on the down grade.

On the down grade looking across bridge #24

Between bridge #24 and #23 on the down grade.

Looking across bridge #23 on the up grade.

Rock cut between bridge #21 and #20 on the down grade.

Standing high on a rock cut looking on the up grade across bridge #21

Looking on the down grade across bridge #20