Abandoned Stretch of CMSt.P&P Track, Monroe, WA.

I revisited Al Borlin Park in Monroe, WA today and shot some footage on the abandoned stretch of former Milwaukee Road track that is there.

Yes, I know the scene at the end with the locomotive sound is a little cheesy. I was just having some fun. :)

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[TravelerOnePercent]

Hi, interesting video. Do you have any info about the railroad (history...)? I´m interested in "ghost towns" and abandoned places like this. Good work

[weekendrailroader]

@TravelerOnePercent I sure do. Is there anything in particular that you would like to know?

[SilentEagles]

@weekendrailroader

Does it still connected to the main railroad track? How did the Bridge get destroyed. I feel sad how they abandon the railroad track. If they are not going use that abandon railroad track why no just unrail it.

[weekendrailroader]

@SilentEagles No, the track no longer connects to the main line. The rails end right before the wood trestle over Woods Creek. The steel truss bridge over the river was removed in 2005 because one of the supports had been damaged and the whole bridge had partially collapsed into the river. If left in place, it could have caused flooding problems. I think the tracks may still be owned by the gravel quarry located a little south of Monroe, which is why the track hasn't been removed.

[admiralackbar999]

the raised section of track where it crosses over the creek would be a nice feature in a model train layout operating old steam locos. hide a mini speaker that plays the sound of the creek flowing and have a small coal or mixed freight roll by occasionally...yeah... :P

[amarkanders777]

the branch shown joined the BN/BNSF at Monroe; MILW to Cedar Falls, where it joined the MILW main line. the trains started in Tacoma-Cedar Falls, Monroe, Everett, then back on BNSF to Bellingham where we tied up.

[weekendrailroader]

@kubachjeffrey Okay, I gotcha, and yes, it sure would, though personally I would one of those railbike contraptions and take that out there. :)

[kubachjeffrey]

@weekendrailroader true but it still would be fun to ride on the tracks!!!

[Duckleft]

@AOS1738 Milwaukee tracks were in very poor shape. Up in Bellingham where I lived at the time, the small yard where the ferry would pick up/drop off railcars was in such bad shape they only called in the crane after multiple cars were off the tracks.

[weekendrailroader]

@kubachjeffrey Ummm, not really. It's a railroad grade. It's completely flat, so there's not much to do trick-wise. Plus, the remaining track isn't that long. It would only fit a few railroad cars, so you wouldn't have a whole lot of space either.