Yes! It is the light of an oncoming train. The first log train from Keasey arriving at Vernonia, Oregon. Continue reading First Log Train from Keasey:
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Disconnect Log Cars Nearly Complete
I have just about completed the little mountain railroad at the far end of the SP&S Railroad. This represents the United Railway branch of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railroad. It could use a little more scenery, and the rails are yet to be laid to Keasey on the County Line. Judy and I have driven most of that and photographed the old right-of-way where we could.
Recently my efforts have turned to creating the “Disconnect Log Cars” used by the Oregon American Lumber Co. in Vernonia Oregon to transport the old growth Douglas Fir trees from the Rock Creek Drainage to their log pond in Vernonia, Oregon. Continue reading Disconnect Log Cars Nearly Complete
Arcturus’ Travels
We have launched a new version of our Blog using a powerful blog engine called WordPress. My son, Glen, was both the inspiration and the support team as I did the keyboard entries. Ignition was the evening of December 17th and lift-off came on Saturday morning the 18th.
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We survived the cold snap. The weather warmed up again but then tonight we are expecting another cold one. This one is expected to be short lived.
We are now in Abilene. No not Texas, but Kansas. It is about 80 miles west of Topeka. It is famous for one of its sons, President Dwight Eisenhower. We will be exploring his Library tomorrow and probably a couple other museums also. We have learned the Kansas can be windy. Arcturus was a real handful with gusty north winds blowing across I-70 today. Continue reading Something New: