End Of The Line Ahead For Colorful Caboose

From the Wenatchee "World."

July 11, 1975

This caboose sits alongside Park Lake today.

Rail Car Salvage Plant For Ephrata

From the "Spokesman Review."

March 11, 1971

Ephrata Air Base Area View

From the "Grant County Journal."

July 22, 1976

My posting of the photo isn't about the fire at all, but about the railroad cars in the view. There seem to be very few photos of the scrapyard operation of the Purdy Co at Ephrata. This shows at least 2 cars slated for scrap.

Student March Bid Denied

From the "Spokesman Review."

March 26, 1971

Dismantling Plant Hearing Date Set

From the Spokane "Chronicle."

March 24, 1971

Ephrata To Have Recycling Plant

From the Spokane "Chronicle."

March 13, 1971

Boxcar Burning Smoke Is Tested

From the Spokane "Chroncle."

May 25, 1974

Purdy Plan Okay'ed

From the "Spokesman Review."

April 13, 1971

Powered Parachute Ride

Back in October 2005 I had an opportunity to get a powered parachute ride. These are the only ones I can find.

 

My house, when I lived near Ephrata. I miss being close to the tracks.

Site of the old Purdy scrapyard outside of Ephrata.

Just before takeoff.

Near the Soap Lake sag.

1971 Protest Permit Againt Purdy Company

Certificate Of Occupancy To The Purdy Company Of Washington

Air Base Spur 2

Map from the GN-NP Archives.

Not the longest spur out there, but I did skip the middle section of the map. Here are the very end of the spur, and then where it connects with the main.

Note the satellite image where it connects with the main, you can still see remnants of the yard tracks to the old railroad scrapyard that used to be in operation there back in the 1970s.

Air Base Spur 1

Map courtesy of the GN-NP Archives.

Purdy Scrapyard Site

Along the old Air Base Spur outside of Ephrata.

October 6, 2005

County Commissioners Reaffirm Purdy Operation Near Ephrata

From the "Grant County Journal."

April 5, 1971

Purdy To Locate In Ephrata

From the "Grant County Journal."

April 1, 1971

Purdy Scrapyard Cabeese

Countless cars were scrapped by the Purdy Co. at their Ephrata, WA location. Mr. Strodtz is the only person I've found, so far, that stopped by for photos.

This red one is the BN 11006, as seen above. It now rests near Park Lake in poor condition. It sat for years in green paint with its BN markings. Someone tried to fix it up, but never finished.

Many other cabeese in the area came from this scrapping operation. 

See more about the Purdy operation in Ephrata.

Scrapyard photos taken by Russ Strodtz. Used with permission.

Why Pollution

From the "Grant County Journal."

March 25, 1971

Industrail Plant Will Locate In Ephrata

From the "Grant County Journal."

March 11, 1971

Ephrata's New Industry Recycles First 10 Boxcars Near Airport

April 1, 1971