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4/25/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Tristan G
Dates:6/21/2007 - 2/10/2008
Album Info:These are the remnants of a former Southern Pacific branchline extending from Springfield, OR. to Wendling. While most of this branch is ripped up there is still a few miles of active track serving mills and other facilities and another mile of abandoned track. Along this line are also several abandoned bridges one of which is Oregon's oldest. Photos in order from Springfield (top) to Wendling (bottom.) More photos coming soon!
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Back to nature
Title:  Back to nature
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Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/25/2007 9:42:32 PM
Location:  Springfield, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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Forest Is Taking Over
Title:  Forest Is Taking Over
Description:  Its kind of shocking that in the last 20 years, nobody has torn up this portion of the line, but the vegetation is doing a good job of covering ot up.
Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/25/2007 9:50:32 PM
Location:  Springfield, OR
Author:  Tristan G
Categories:  Track
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Vitus Lane
Title:  Vitus Lane
Description:  With the track buried under feet of weeds, this is all that remains of a railroad crossing here at Vitus LN. The track on the Wendline branch ends right here at this crossing. Be sure to see the rest of this album for the rest of the abandoned Wendling branch.
Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/25/2007 9:59:02 PM
Location:  Springfield, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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Telltale
Title:  Telltale
Description:  Standing up from out of the weeds is this Telltale on the Wendling branch. To see the bridge that this guards (it's oregon's oldest bridge) see the rest of this album!
Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/25/2007 10:07:21 PM
Location:  Springfield, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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Oregons Oldest
Title:  Oregons Oldest
Description:  What should be a historic sight is just rusting away. This is the Hayden Bridge, that crosses the McKenzie river on the Wendling line, and is Oregon's oldest railroad bridge. When it was in service the line had a weight limit due to old age, causing all locomotives on the line to be 70tonners. The bridge alson helped contribute to the lines death. How does a scrap cre miss something like this?
Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/25/2007 10:10:28 PM
Location:  Springfield, OR
Author:  Tristan G
Categories:  Bridge
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Hayden Bridge
Title:  Hayden Bridge
Description:  More work on the long lost wendling branch here in springfield oregon (be sure to check out the rest of this album!)
Photo Date:  2/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/10/2008 7:59:35 PM
Location:  Springfield, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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Views:  217   Comments: 3
To Springfield
Title:  To Springfield
Description:  Looking to Springfield while standing on the grade of the old SP Wendling branch at the remnants of the Mohawk River Bridge.
Photo Date:  2/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/10/2008 7:59:37 PM
Location:  Mohawk, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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To Wendling
Title:  To Wendling
Description:  Standing at the end of the Mohawk River Bridge looking down the old line toward Marcola and later Wendling. (be sure to see the rest of this album!)
Photo Date:  2/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/10/2008 7:59:40 PM
Location:  Mohawk, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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Views:  183   Comments: 1
Wood Pilings
Title:  Wood Pilings
Description:  The wood pilings to the mostly in tact abandonded Mohawk River Bridge on the abandoned Wendling branch. (be sure to see the rest of this album!)
Photo Date:  2/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/10/2008 7:59:43 PM
Location:  Mohawk, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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Views:  211   Comments: 0
Mohwak River Bridge
Title:  Mohwak River Bridge
Description:  Still mostly in tact after 20 years of no service, the second bridge on this lost line can be found a few miles from Oregon's oldest bridge, the Hayden bridge. (be sure to see the rest of this album!)
Photo Date:  2/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/10/2008 7:59:45 PM
Location:  Mohawk, OR
Author:  Tristan G
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Views:  212   Comments: 1


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