Nostalgia & History > '67 trip pt. 9: MILW, UP, NP, SP&S, Portland Term

1. MILW Tacoma, WA yard view with a familiar sight in the background - June 29

2. UP GP9 #323 @ Tacoma, WA - June 29, there's that mountain again!

3. NP SW1200 #133 @ Olympia, WA June 30

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All 3 taken on June 30

4. A pair of NP GP's in the lead, my notes say 'Carrolls, WA' ... looks like a milepost too.

5. SP&S S2 #27 @ Portland, OR

6. Portland Terminal S4 #43 @ Portland, OR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/13 06:55 by valmont.

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Dang, that is good stuff. What line is that in Olympia, WA? Was that the NP main?
I can see the white building and at least one track remain today. If there was a yard there or anything it is a bike train and a park now.

This seems to be the spot in street view but when the page loads you will have to swing around about 180 degrees.

http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH2#Y3A9NDcuMDQxNzA2fi0xMjIuOTAyNDA3Jmx2bD0xOSZzdHk9eH5sYXR+NDcuMDQxNzA2fmxvbn4tMTIyLjkwMjQwN35hbHR+LTEyLjUyODQ0fnp+MzB+cGlkfjUwODImYXBwPTUwODI=



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/13 15:58 by hotrail.

Just too cool. The paint schemes, the buildings with the old advertisements, the old road, NP switcher stripes.
Just too cool.

hotrail Wrote:
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> Dang, that is good stuff. What line is that in
> Olympia, WA? Was that the NP main?
> I can see the white building and at least one
> track remain today. If there was a yard there or
> anything it is a bike train and a park now.
>
> This seems to be the spot in street view but when
> the page loads you will have to swing around about
> 180 degrees.
>
> http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH2#Y3A9NDcuMDQxN
> zA2fi0xMjIuOTAyNDA3Jmx2bD0xOSZzdHk9eH5sYXR+NDcuMDQ
> xNzA2fmxvbn4tMTIyLjkwMjQwN35hbHR+LTEyLjUyODQ0fnp+M
> zB+cGlkfjUwODImYXBwPTUwODI=


This was the NP's line from St. Clair, through downtown Olympia, out to Gate where it met up with the Harbor Line to Hoquiam. Some of this is still in place and in use. I work this line myself every Friday on the Tacoma Rail local.

Scott Gordon