The Riverland Rail Yard ca. 1943. The US Army took over the Milwaukie Road Hanford Branch Line, rebuilt it, and constructed a rail interchange yard, shop, engine storage and station. The Army constructed 163 new track miles on H.E.W. Railroad. Huge amounts of materiel and supplies came to the H.E.W. through this yard. There is no trace left. (Photo by Robley Johnson and courtesy of the National Archives)
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Interesting, on Google maps it's called Milwaukee Road Yard. You can clearly see where it all used to be.
I'd love to poke around there someday, but I'm sure the nice folks with badges and authority would poo-poo all of that kind of fun.
Especially if you were walking around with a metal detector in hand!
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