Steam & Excursion > Sad news from Mt Rainer Scenic (you can help)

Mt Rainer Scenic lost a trestle to fire last night.

I cut and pasted this from their Facebook page.  A gofundme has been started.


"Last night, our future went up in smoke.Our crew was in Morton having dinner- tired after a long day but hopeful, even celebrating. Just hours earlier, we got confirmation that the sale of the railroad was finalized. After years of effort, we were finally going to own the thing we’ve poured our lives into.Then the messages started. A fire. A bridge. Maybe “the” bridge.At 6:40 p.m., our largest wooden trestle—the 28-span bridge between Mineral and Morton—was reported burning to the fire department. It took over an hour for fire crews to reach it. By the time we got the news and arrived on scene, at 8:45, the air was thick with burning creosote. The damage was done.That bridge was rebuilt 20 years ago and was structurally sound. It was the key to reopening freight and passenger service to Morton—work we’ve been making real progress on. That span carried more than trains. It carried the weight of our financial stability, our plans for local industry, and the future of the communities we serve.Our organization has done a herculean amount of work in the last two and a half years. We’ve carried more passengers than ever before. We’ve cleared more track. We’ve fought for every inch of progress with sweat, sacrifice, and no shortage of stress. And this—this hurts. We’ve cried, a lot. We’re tired. And we’re angry.Because let’s be clear: bridges do not spontaneously combust. Someone did this. Whether through recklessness or malice, someone set in motion the destruction of decades of infrastructure and millions in future regional impact.We’re still licking our wounds, and we don’t know what the path forward looks like yet. But we do know we need help.We’re asking for your support. Donations will go toward reopening the railroad—whatever that now requires. Insurance deductibles, legal costs, recovery planning—we’re just starting to grasp the scope.If you’ve ever believed in what we’re building here—or if you’re just as mad as we are that someone tried to destroy it—please help us rebuild. This place matters.We’re down. But not out.Stay tuned to this thread as daylight hits—we’ll post updates and photos as we’re able to get a better look at the damage.And please: stay off the damn tracks.Please consider a donation by check to WFIM at PO Box 465, Eatonville, WA 98328 or by our go fund me link https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t51/1/16/1f449.png https://gofund.me/d3a7d1ae

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/01/25 09:46 by Ironman.

Ironman Wrote:
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> Mt Rainer Scenic lost a trestle to fire last
> night.
>
> I cut and pasted this from their Facebook page. 
> A gofundme has been started.
>
>
> "Last night, our future went up in smoke.Our crew
> was in Morton having dinner- tired after a long
> day but hopeful, even celebrating. Just hours
> earlier, we got confirmation that the sale of the
> railroad was finalized. After years of effort, we
> were finally going to own the thing we’ve poured
> our lives into.Then the messages started. A fire.
> A bridge. Maybe “the” bridge.At 6:40 p.m., our
> largest wooden trestle—the 28-span bridge
> between Mineral and Morton—was reported burning
> to the fire department. It took over an hour for
> fire crews to reach it. By the time we got the
> news and arrived on scene, at 8:45, the air was
> thick with burning creosote. The damage was
> done.That bridge was rebuilt 20 years ago and was
> structurally sound. It was the key to reopening
> freight and passenger service to Morton—work
> we’ve been making real progress on. That span
> carried more than trains. It carried the weight of
> our financial stability, our plans for local
> industry, and the future of the communities we
> serve.Our organization has done a herculean amount
> of work in the last two and a half years. We’ve
> carried more passengers than ever before. We’ve
> cleared more track. We’ve fought for every inch
> of progress with sweat, sacrifice, and no shortage
> of stress. And this—this hurts. We’ve cried, a
> lot. We’re tired. And we’re angry.Because
> let’s be clear: bridges do not spontaneously
> combust. Someone did this. Whether through
> recklessness or malice, someone set in motion the
> destruction of decades of infrastructure and
> millions in future regional impact.We’re still
> licking our wounds, and we don’t know what the
> path forward looks like yet. But we do know we
> need help.We’re asking for your support.
> Donations will go toward reopening the
> railroad—whatever that now requires. Insurance
> deductibles, legal costs, recovery
> planning—we’re just starting to grasp the
> scope.If you’ve ever believed in what we’re
> building here—or if you’re just as mad as we
> are that someone tried to destroy it—please help
> us rebuild. This place matters.We’re down. But
> not out.Stay tuned to this thread as daylight
> hits—we’ll post updates and photos as we’re
> able to get a better look at the damage.And
> please: stay off the damn tracks.Please consider a
> donation by check to WFIM at PO Box 465,
> Eatonville, WA 98328 or by our go fund me link
> https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t5
> 1/1/16/1f449.png https://gofund.me/d3a7d1ae
>
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> reactions:.2K others 

 If its possible? could direct donations be done?  The Go Fund deal has some large charges that go into the operatons pockets as in 100.00 one resulted in them charging 17.00 for there service. I had no other way to do that one.

BAB Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Ironman Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Mt Rainer Scenic lost a trestle to fire last
> > night.
> >
> > I cut and pasted this from their Facebook
> page. 
> > A gofundme has been started.
> >
> >
> > "Last night, our future went up in smoke.Our
> crew
> > was in Morton having dinner- tired after a long
> > day but hopeful, even celebrating. Just hours
> > earlier, we got confirmation that the sale of
> the
> > railroad was finalized. After years of effort,
> we
> > were finally going to own the thing we’ve
> poured
> > our lives into.Then the messages started. A
> fire.
> > A bridge. Maybe “the” bridge.At 6:40 p.m.,
> our
> > largest wooden trestle—the 28-span bridge
> > between Mineral and Morton—was reported
> burning
> > to the fire department. It took over an hour
> for
> > fire crews to reach it. By the time we got the
> > news and arrived on scene, at 8:45, the air was
> > thick with burning creosote. The damage was
> > done.That bridge was rebuilt 20 years ago and
> was
> > structurally sound. It was the key to reopening
> > freight and passenger service to Morton—work
> > we’ve been making real progress on. That span
> > carried more than trains. It carried the weight
> of
> > our financial stability, our plans for local
> > industry, and the future of the communities we
> > serve.Our organization has done a herculean
> amount
> > of work in the last two and a half years.
> We’ve
> > carried more passengers than ever before.
> We’ve
> > cleared more track. We’ve fought for every
> inch
> > of progress with sweat, sacrifice, and no
> shortage
> > of stress. And this—this hurts. We’ve cried,
> a
> > lot. We’re tired. And we’re angry.Because
> > let’s be clear: bridges do not spontaneously
> > combust. Someone did this. Whether through
> > recklessness or malice, someone set in motion
> the
> > destruction of decades of infrastructure and
> > millions in future regional impact.We’re
> still
> > licking our wounds, and we don’t know what
> the
> > path forward looks like yet. But we do know we
> > need help.We’re asking for your support.
> > Donations will go toward reopening the
> > railroad—whatever that now requires.
> Insurance
> > deductibles, legal costs, recovery
> > planning—we’re just starting to grasp the
> > scope.If you’ve ever believed in what we’re
> > building here—or if you’re just as mad as
> we
> > are that someone tried to destroy it—please
> help
> > us rebuild. This place matters.We’re down.
> But
> > not out.Stay tuned to this thread as daylight
> > hits—we’ll post updates and photos as
> we’re
> > able to get a better look at the damage.And
> > please: stay off the damn tracks.Please consider
> a
> > donation by check to WFIM at PO Box 465,
> > Eatonville, WA 98328 or by our go fund me link
> >
> https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t5
>
> > 1/1/16/1f449.png https://gofund.me/d3a7d1ae
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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>
> >
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>
> >
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>
> > Y6sPhRSJ_TjgEgJw8W055w&oe=681974B4    "All
> > reactions:.2K others 
>
>  If its possible? could direct donations be
> done?  The Go Fund deal has some large charges
> that go into the operatons pockets as in 100.00
> one resulted in them charging 17.00 for there
> service. I had no other way to do that one.

Yes you can - 

WFIM, PO Box 465, Eatonville, WA 98328

Thanks much as many still dont know how much they charge ususally now they post it before you click on the payment button.