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Date: 03/24/17 05:19
BNSF Oregon Trunk Bridges March 16
Author: cozephyr

1 - Up early for the moon setting at BNSF's Willow Creek Bridge on the Oregon Trunk Subdivision near Madras, Oregon, March 16, 2017.  Waited for the southbound BNSF Vancouver, Washington, to Barstow, CA, train.

2 - BNSF 4373 & 5132, C44-9W were DPU's on the H VAWBAR1 14a that crossed the BNSF's Crooked River Railroad Bridge near Terrebonne, Oregon, March 16, 2017.

The first steel for the bridge arrived on May 18, 1911, and was lowered by derrick to the bottom of the gorge. Men climbed down rope ladders to attach cables to the steel beams and the steel was hoisted back up both sides of the canyon as the beams were needed. The first train crossed the bridge only four months later on September 17.  Half the rivets holding the bridge together were installed after trains started using the bridge. The bridge was built quickly to facilitate laying the last 25.5 miles (41.0 km) of track to Bend where Jim Hill himself drove the "golden" spike on October 5, 1911.


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Date: 03/24/17 07:44
Re: BNSF Oregon Trunk Bridges March 16
Author: BAB

For those who dont know the location its north of Redmond just off of highway 97 by a nice roadside park where you can view trains or
walk to the edge of the canyon. Beautiful rest area with the tracks over part of it the old highway bridge is now a walking path that you
can access from the rest area.

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Date: 03/24/17 08:19
Re: BNSF Oregon Trunk Bridges March 16
Author: bobk

Nice shots!

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Date: 03/24/17 11:19
Re: BNSF Oregon Trunk Bridges March 16
Author: trkinsptr

On June24&25 it will be called the "Foam river bridge"!

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Date: 03/24/17 12:05
Re: BNSF Oregon Trunk Bridges March 16
Author: 3rdswitch

Nice pair, looks like you had a good Winterail trip.
JB

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Date: 03/24/17 12:38
Re: BNSF Oregon Trunk Bridges March 16
Author: P

Drove past there last summer. Wasn't a dedicated railfans trip, but watched for trains from Klamath Falls to Redmond and Eugene. Other than Amtrak, got skunked.

Beautiful scenery throughout, but hard to find trains. Eastern, or should I say central, Oregon was surprisingly spectacular.

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