1979 BN Station Revenues-Portland Division

 

CBRW Wheeler Turn 8-12-25

My photos. 

This is just part of what they did. At one point the three locomotives were uncoupled. One was left standing while the other two went two different directions for additional switching.

Chasing The CBRW-8-8-25

My photos.

Switching the new Simplot plant at Wheeler.

Passing the NP era water tank at Wheeler. 

Pulling hard at Frischknecht.

Coming down the hill into Connell.

Waiting at Connell while a grain train passes.

Swapping trains with the Lind Turn.

One of the fellows on the chase with me at Connell.

Crossing Buehler Rd. 

Once again at Frischknecht.

Passing Shano.

Crossing a bridge just north of Bruce.

Crossing Lee Rd at Bruce.

Coming through the S curve track that BN built to connect the former NP with the Milwaukee north of Warden. I'm standing on the ramp to the flyover the NP had over the Milwaukee. 

Gaining former Milwaukee trackage north of Warden.

The New Connection For Simplot At Wheeler

Simplot has been busy building a new plant at Wheeler. Found the new connection as I nosed around at the next public crossing to the south. That's the track headed to left in the center of the image.

Also very prominent is the NP era water tank, looking very tired and forlorn. 

 When I turned and looked the other way, this was my view, a bridge crossing the East Low canal.

1970 Terminal Ice & Cold Storage Co

Thanks to Anthony Quinn for digging this out. 

Behind it is Pronto Produce, which later became Carnation, and then Nestlé, and now Simplot. To the left of it is now National Frozen Foods.

Wheeler Road coming in from top left to mid right of the photo. The railroad tracks to the left of Wheeler are the clue to this location.

Columbia Basin Gets $100,000 Plant

From "The Northwest."

March-April 1960

He Delivers Chemical Fertilizer To Farms In Tote Bins

From "The Northwest."

May-June 1962

Improvements Added To Utah-Idaho Sugar Factory At Scalley

From "The Northwest."

March-April 1962

$500,000 More Going Into Additions At Sugar Factory

From "The Northwest."

July-August 1963

Sugar Company Now Is Replacing Storage Silos Destroyed Last Fall

From "The Northwest."

March-April 1964

2012 Wheeler Views

Photos courtesy JP3.

June 6, 2012

1963 Wheeler Depot View

Photographer unknown.

Late December 1963.

Agent "Hoot" Hartman.

1969 Wheeler Views

 

1960 Wheeler View

 

1929 NP AFE Wheeler Riprap

Courtesy of the NPRHA.

1942 Moses Lake Branch Abandonment Study

Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz and the PNRA.