BN 1975 Station Revenues W-Z

 Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz and the PNRA.

1971 BN Consolidated Annual Station Earnings

Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz and the PNRA.

Withrow View

Photo by Alan Loebsack. Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.

Winter of 1984-1985.

Box cars sit on the siding track at Withrow on the right while the crew on the main maneuver the train and get ready to make the return trip back to Wenatchee.  In just a few months the line would be shut down.

Colorized Waterville Railway And Mansfield Branch Photos

Courtesy of the Douglas County Historical Society.

1910 Grain Estimates On Mansfield Branch

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA. 

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging these out. 

1910 Passenger Train Improvements To Mansfield

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA. 

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging these out. 

1909 Mansfield Branch Mixed Train Troubles

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA. 

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging these out. 

1909 Mansfield Branch Station Survey

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA. 

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging these out. 

1909 Report On The Mansfield Branch

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA. 

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging these out. 

Mansfield Branch Documents

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA. 

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging these out. 

I'm guessing these are from the early 1909 timeframe.

Last Train At Withrow

Guest post by Darrin Nelson.

"Sam Lassiter, a Withrow area native, captured the 'Last Train' as it passed the Main St. grade crossing in Withrow on March 2, 1985. After almost 80 years of railroad activity, Burlington Northern quietly and without much fanfare, collected its remaining box cars and moved out closing a big chapter in the little community's history. 

"Three years later in 1988, Withrow's only store and post office would close as well."

Withrow Depot Over The Years

Guest post by Darrin Nelson.

The Withrow Depot was built in 1909 and remained in operation until it was retired and sold in 1936.  Some time after that it was divided in two and moved.  One half (passenger side), was moved just a couple hundred yards from its original location to Main Street in Withrow.  The other half (freight side), was apparently relocated to a farm some place near Withrow.  In 2006, the depot half in Withrow was torn down.  It is unclear if the other half remains today.

About 1914.

Passenger section of depot in Withrow. c. 1998 photo.

Passenger section of depot in Withrow. c. 2002 photo.

Passenger section of depot in Withrow. date unknown.

Passenger section of depot in Withrow. 2002 photo.

Rail Line For Wheat Eyed

From the Wenatchee "World."

Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.

July 16, 1982

GN Closes Douglas County Branch Until August 1st

From the "Herald-Reporter."

Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.

May 27, 1948

Ballot Issue To Determine Fate Of Mansfield Spur Line

From the "Quad City Herald."

Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.

October 27, 1983

Last Train To Run On Mansfield Line Leaves March 2

Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.

From the Waterville "Empire-Press."

February 25, 1985

Fate Of Mansfield Spur To Be Decided This Fall

Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.

From the Waterville "Empire-Press."

August 4, 1983