Ole Croc

Ole freight cars, former WP Loyalton line

Back in October, I was doing some px work in Sierra Valley (Beckwourth, CA) and came across this huge "parking lot" for old freight cars. The lighting was just perfect, cloudy, late afternoon. Stopped the truck, set up the camera toward the old Hawley junction (northwest) and shot. A guess on the number of freight cars is close to 300. The cars are over 25 years + old. Most will be scrapped. Sadly, UP, current owner of line from Hawley to Loyalton, has filed for abandonment of old line.

Ole freight cars, former WP Loyalton line
Ole Croc, Dec 5, 2007