April 1983.
BN 1792 rolls an eastbound Mansfield local past empty grain box cars as it begins its climb through the Palisades and up to the Mansfield plateau. This train typically ran once weekly handling grain traffic on the branch.
This site features daily historical railroad posts from the Big Bend/Columbia Plateau region of Washington state. As a personal site, this is my online filing cabinet of interesting things I've come across about railroading in the area. Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, May 9, 2014
Mansfield Local At Palisades
© 2014 Bill Edgar, North Coast Studios.
April 1983.
BN 1792 rolls an eastbound Mansfield local past empty grain box cars as it begins its climb through the Palisades and up to the Mansfield plateau. This train typically ran once weekly handling grain traffic on the branch.
April 1983.
BN 1792 rolls an eastbound Mansfield local past empty grain box cars as it begins its climb through the Palisades and up to the Mansfield plateau. This train typically ran once weekly handling grain traffic on the branch.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Mansfield Local Near Palisades
Image © 2014 Bill Edgar, North Coast Studios.
April 1983.
The Mansfield local approaches the Palisades Road crossing en route to Douglas and Mansfield, WA. The train is led by an x-GN GP9 and a former NP Geep.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Mansfield Turn At Columbia River Bridge
Image © 2014 Bill Edgar, North Coast Studios.
April 1983.
BN 1792 and 1754 rev up after slowing to cross the Rock Island bridge over the Columbia River at Rock Island, WA, about 12 miles east of Wenatchee. The x-GN and x-NP GP9s have 40 empty 40 ft. boxcars in tow for a trip up the Palisades to grain elevators on the Mansfield branch. They will return with a similar number of loaded cars which will then move to Seattle for export.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Royal City Branch Grand Opening Speech
Transcript of speech given by Milwaukee Road President Curtiss Crippen.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Friday, May 2, 2014
Davenport Depot
Courtesy Lincoln County Historical Society
This view, from between 1910 and 1917 of the depot is rather rare. It shows the depot in a dark green and red scheme which lasted up to the 1920s. The name on the front of the depot is rare, as most know the depots as having the name on the ends. Note the bundled item on the scale in front of the double doors on the end of the depot, and the hearse on the far left of the image.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Adrian Flume
Grant PUD Archival Photo
This view of Adrian dates from about 1910 and is quite rare, as no one seems to have a view of any sort of the depot there, nor of the Northern Pacific engine facility. The flume is from the Adrian Irrigation Company, which was trying to irrigate about 5000 acres near Soap Lake. You can see the roof of the depot just behind the string of boxcars. Just right of center, below the string of boxcars, you can see a Northern Pacific boxcar sitting at the coaling dock.
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