Monday, April 20, 2026

From the Mainline To The Shortline At Hartline

My photo.

June 1, 2016

Former UP 9129 is now relegated to moving loads of wheat. The former mainline speedster is relegated to 10 to 25mph moving hoppers of grain on the shortline Eastern Washington Gateway. There wasn't much of a market for old GE's after the shortline was done with it. It's motor was salvaged for use in another locomotive and the rest of it was scrapped. 



Sunday, April 19, 2026

NP Cement Boxcar Unloading At Grand Coulee

Courtesy of the Bonneville Power Administration. 

No date.

Note the fellow with the Fuller-Kinyon vacuum in the doorway, sucking out all the cement powder into the tanks in the background. This car was formerly used for lumber loading, stick by stick, as the small door on the right end shows. After being used for cement service, I doubt it was used for anything else. 

Note one of the fellows on the right is pointing at the photographer.



Friday, April 17, 2026

Ruff View

Courtesy of the John Barriger Library, George Lentzner Collection. 

Pronounced "roof."

Location is just south of town along the intersections of county roads W NE and 5 NE.



Thursday, April 16, 2026

Riverland Views

Courtesy of the John Barriger Library, George Lentzner Collection. 




Sunday, April 12, 2026

That Remaining CBRW SD9

My photo. 

April 4, 2026

The remaining SD9 of the CBRW is dropping a car at an industry south of Wheeler, WA. This spur was built off of the old Milwaukee Road spur to the U&I Sugar plant.