POTB update - Trainorders. com The POTB is also an incredibly scenic railroad I had a chance to see this line's scenery on an excursion operated during the 2005 National Railway Historical Society Convention
Steam Excursion gt; Curtis Lumber Co. #2 steams on POTB The Port of Tillamook Bay ran a test train using their newly acquired Curtis Lumber Company Heisler #2 on their route near Garibaldi, Oregon, on Saturday, May 3rd The train pulled a tank car for water and their RDC-1, and was met in Garibaldi by local businesspeople, the Lions Club, a
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad - Trainorders. com Anybody know what the operating schduale is for the POTB? I would like to catch some photos during mid-week Any operation info would be appreciated! Thanks
P. O. T. B. Questions One of the best things about the POTB is that the railroad permits you to walk along the line between Cochran (at the summit of the Coast Range, near the town of Timber) and Salmonberry (the next place that there's easy road access--there is also a road at Belding, but some people don't like the condition of that road), a total distance of
Port of Tillamook Bay formal abandonment POTB complied, filing for discontinuance of its trackage rights under Docket AB-339X, which was approved unconditionally on September 10, 1990 and reaffirmed October 15, 1990, when the ICC added a requirement that POTB give the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and state parks the same notification that shippers were entitled to receive it POTB ever
Port Of Tillamook Bay RR - Is NOT To be Rebuilt! POTB ran this segment using GE 70 and 100 ton units even when SP was running to Tillamook Anything beyond that point to Shefflin is technically owned by POTB, but the State of Oregon has certain rights since the state furnished the money for purchase and has loaned granted a great deal of money to POTB since the 1990 purchase from SP
POTB near Buxton, OR - Trainorders. com In March of 2005 I had the day off from work, so I though I'd catch the Port of Tillamook Bay's eastbound freight train as it dropped down the 2% grade above Buxton, OR This photo is taken from the east side of the curved wooden trestle above MP783 The far end of the trestle crosses Oregon Hwy
Oregon Coast Scenic RR Strong! POTB Notice is Good! POTB Notice is Good Author: pdxfan Yes, it is possible to barge railcars into Garibaldi; however, the connection between the wharf and the rail line would have to be laid Many other considerations such as economics, labor, and political (Not In My Backyard folks) make the actual accomplishment of this feat very unlikely
POTB to be abandoned - Trainorders. com The POTB has filed to abandoned the line from Cochran to Tillamook Not sure what this means for the Oregon Coast Scenic Railway that runs between Garibaldi and Wheeler In a way, it's a good thing it won't become another NWP NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABANDON RAIL SERVICE The Port of Till
Abbenseth: Palmdale Cutoff banner break, 1967 Southern Pacific opened its Palmdale Cutoff between Palmdale and Colton, CA via Cajon Pass on July 11, 1967 The 78-mile line allowed trains from the north to bypass Los Angeles on their way east A banner-breaking ceremony was held in a field just past the junction in Palmdale near the 10th St