Showing posts with label Olson Spur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olson Spur. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

1947 Olson Spur

Courtesy of the University of Idaho.

Pictures of this short-lived siding are very rare. Thanks to Ted Curphey pointing this one out. I'm quite familiar with this site, as I lived in a house on the corner behind the cement structure. I had always wondered why the railroad code line rose significantly at this site, as if a road had once crossed the tracks here. This photo proves it did have some sort of crossing. This scene shows the cement processing plant installed here to facilitate the lining of the West Canal nearby.


Google maps street view of this spot today. That's my old house back there.

Satellite view of this scene today. Note the short distance to the West Canal, where the cement was being sent to.


Thursday, November 27, 2014

1956 Olson Spur Topo Map

I've yet to determine just who this spur was named for, but it is long gone. The location today has been a wrecking yard for decades, so perhaps Olson was the name of the original wrecking yard.