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Date: 01/24/20 10:34
Astoria line abandonment
Author: LTCerny

In today's (1/24/20) Federal Register, the Portland and Western has filed to discontinue service between Astoria and a point about 22 miles east called Wauna.

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Date: 01/24/20 10:39
Re: Astoria line abandonment
Author: jcaestecker

Wauna is the location of a paper mill that closed some time ago -- a James River Paper Co. site, I believe.

-john

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Date: 01/24/20 13:36
Re: Astoria line abandonment
Author: rob_l

jcaestecker Wrote:
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> Wauna is the location of a paper mill that closed
> some time ago -- a James River Paper Co. site, I
> believe.
>

You mean pulp mill. Back in Boise Cascade days, it supplied multiple paper mills in the greater Portland area.

Best regards,

Rob L.

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Date: 01/24/20 14:16
Re: Astoria line abandonment
Author: OregonOldGuy

The mill reopened a year or two ago. Not sure of the date. Served twice a week by night time local out of Avon yard, crew comes out of St Helens five days a week to Avon. Uses one GeeP usually. Crosses only swing bridge still active at Clatskanie.

Rob

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