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Nostalgia & History > Where was it?Date: 12/27/16 07:42 Where was it? Author: jefflocal Hi all,
A friend requested some help in identifying where this photo might have been taken. The writing on the back of the picture says it was taken in Corvallis but there is a lot of doubt about that. There's not much to go on other than the building. Any help would be appreciated.  Date: 12/27/16 08:55 Re: Where was it? Author: TonyJ I can't say for sure but I believe last March I saw that building near the wye at the yard in Corvallis. That with the fact SP used twelve wheelers on their Oregon branches seems plausible.
Date: 12/27/16 09:05 Re: Where was it? Author: bluesman The only thing wrong with that being Corvallis is the weeds and rock in the forground. Not right probably for that location. But then the picture was shot many years ago.
Date: 12/27/16 11:06 Re: Where was it? Author: shortlineboss No headlight?
Mike Root Madras, OR Date: 12/27/16 11:16 Re: Where was it? Author: lynnpowell Main rod is missing. On the way to the scrapper?
Date: 12/27/16 13:20 Re: Where was it? Author: jefflocal After posting this I learned that the date of this photo was 1937. I also learned that this
locomotive was leased to Yreka Western in 1937 and 1938. Is it possible it was being prepared for transport or that this photo was taken in Montague or on the Yreka Western somewhere? Date: 12/27/16 15:01 Re: Where was it? Author: wabash2800 There is another loco behind it, which makes it seem the locos were in storage. The building looks like a big freight house.
Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/27/16 16:19 by wabash2800. Date: 01/02/17 18:19 Re: Where was it? Author: TonyJ I receieved a PM on Trainorders from Scott Pirie. He told me Tom Dill thinks it was a Bayshore. Up until now I never considered that possibility, but with Tom's reply I looked at an enlarged aerial Bayshore photo four feet above my computer and it shows that building. If the answer was any closer to me it would have hit me on the head.
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