If this is indeed true, why would the cast off those lines? We would seem to have a good head scratcher here.
Just a little. As the New York Central used to advertise, this is a "Water Level Route" along the shores of Tillamook Bay at sea level. :wideeyes:
More of the IC&E This was around 2006. Now in Byron, the same brace of locomotives has just dropped off four tank cars and is back on the main. This old stretch of the Millwaukee was a dual main at one time. Barely visable to the south, left of the mini van, is the track where the four tank cars were left. Just in front of the lead unit is where the diamond was where the CGW crossed the Milwaukee. Only a few miles of the CGW exist now as industrial trackage.I got to ride a stretch of track, from Davis Junction to here in Byron when it was the I&M Rail link. Got to ride in a freshly shopped and chopped SD9. Nice area to railfan.
Jeff- good shots! I know exactly where you're shooting from in the first pic, but in the second one is this train headed eastbound or westbound near Tiger Hill?
It is headed east pretty much at base of the hill in Catoosa. Albeit, I believe it is all down hill up to the run up to go over the channel. I was showing my brother where we use to stand between the sideing tracks and the main and look up hill when a train was coming down and you would get a feeling the train was going to jump the track and get you and lucky for us a container train came rumbling down. But sadly that side track is gone. The tree's are all so large now as shown. Amazing what 35 years can do. I have been through the area many times, but never stopped to reflect before.