Steam & Excursion > There Is No Mistaking This Place Is The Summit Of This Line!

There are several famous "Summits" crossed by various railroads in the West.  Some are in easy to reach locations and some are fairly remote.  Here is one of the remote ones.

Southern Pacific famous photographer/engineer H.H. Arey has set up his camera to capture the very summit of the SP's Tillamook Branch high in the Oregon Coast Range.  The year is 1928 and SP #2538 is being assisted by #2934 and another 2-8-0 "hog" engine at the rear of the train as they cross over the summit at Cochran, Oregon.  They will now begin to drop down the 3% grade to Timber and then on to Portland with their heavy freight.

Located exactly 800 miles from San Francisco on the SP Cochran was the highest point on the Tillamook Branch at 1824 feet above sea level.  Cochran boasted a depot, water tank and turntable among her facilities to serve this high-point on the railroad.

This fine photo truely captures this famous railroad branch "at it's peak".



Martin



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 05/28/16 00:56 by LoggerHogger.

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So they just went downhill from their.

wigwag Wrote:
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> So they just went downhill from their.

From "their" what?

Looks like a helper engine on the rear.

mococomike Wrote:
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> Looks like a helper engine on the rear.

Yes. He even states that in the description, and gives the locomotive road number.

But how did they get back from their? LOL Hope we figure out that place soon......................................
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> From "their" what?

Their, their  . . . . it will be okay. There going to figure it out.                 :)

HotWater Wrote:
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> From "their" what?

Oops. That was a slight typo. I meant to say, "So they just went downhill from THEY'RE!" :)

or "there".

Ed

I have stated MANY TIMES, we are truly surrounded by IDIOTS!

And obviously those earlier posters did not have Mrs. Azaroff for 7th grade English ... bet they can't even diagram the "sentences" ... their, there, they're ... pretty sad

Odyssey
Evergreen, CO

Next time y'all meet a grammar nazi, give them a hug and say "There they're their."