Simpson Timber Railroad Mainline Action in Dec 1995

[cheechchongfan97]

Did you get any from the Vance Creek trestle?

[MasCoRailbuff]

@cheechchongfan97 Sadly, no. That would've been a decade earlier.

[dillionpeterson]

those days are gone. jon peterson,elma,wa

[robertgift]

Thanks for information.

Gauge?

Is that trestle also vehicle bridge?

[MasCoRailbuff]

@robertgift standard guage, and yes the bridge is planked for vehicles (log trucks,etc.)

[robertgift]

@MasCoRailbuff Thank you. That explains the horn in case someone was planning to cross.

Johnstown, PA had a paved two-lane bridge with a track curving into it.

Crossing signals looked strange at both ends of the bridge.

Now I cannot find it on aerial photos.

[Loco4Locomotives]

I have a USGS map that showed quite an extensive rail line to the north of Shelton into the Olympic mountains. Do you know if any of that remains other than the line between the Simson facilities? Thanks!

[MasCoRailbuff]

@Loco4Locomotives There's nothing remaining of the line beyond the dry sort yard at Dayton since 2003.

[Conraildan]

where is this rr?

[rbfishcss]

Shelton Washington

[KSE828]

Haha it's scary as shit. Definitely well taken care of.

[KSE828]

Damn thats a loud horn for what appears to be a switcher. Leslie maybe?

[MasCoRailbuff]

It's a Nathan K5L, similar to what you hear on amtrak and many other RRs. C minor chord.

[vicguy12]

Wow great video!

[MasCoRailbuff]

Thanks, Chris. I'm putting together a DVD compilation of my archival Simpson footage. BTW, I like your E&N stuff.

[vicguy12]

Thank you. It's important to document these branchlines, shortlines, logging railways as much as we can, because as you know, then can be gone literally tomorrow. Let me know when the dvd is ready!

[OSCALETRAINGUY]

love it..nice filming..A+

[MasCoRailbuff]

thanks, I'm really glad I was shooting back then and that I saved it. Who woulda thought of YouTube in 1995?

[freckldnred]

very nice