Steam & Excursion > A Stop At The Depot For Orders Before Tying On To Her Train!

It's June, 1948 and the SP&S is still steam powered on the Oregon Trunk.  Here we see SP&S 2-8-0 #363 stopped at the depot in Bend, Oregon so her crew can pick up their orders before they tie onto their train for their next trip north to make their connection at Wishram, Washington, just across the Columbia River.

#363 shows the dirt and grime of many prior trips on the Trunk along the Deschutes River.  Perhaps when she gets to the shops at Wishram, they might give her a bath.

Martin



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/10/20 03:20 by LoggerHogger.

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Cute little Consolidation. 

I no way does it show any Great Northern heritage...

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

Unusual firebox.  And for such a remote line, that's a small tender.  I guess they had plenty of water and fuel stops along the way.

coach Wrote:
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> Unusual firebox.

Typical of GN steam power.

 And for such a remote line,
> that's a small tender.  I guess they had plenty
> of water and fuel stops along the way.

Its pretty much all down grade all the way to Wishram.

But they must use the same tender on the return trip.

coach Wrote:
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> Unusual firebox.  And for such a remote line,
> that's a small tender.  I guess they had plenty
> of water and fuel stops along the way.

Belpire firebox, pretty much a GN standard.