Re: Kinda NG: Portland’s GT abandoned Swing Bridge (photos)

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mfmalk

January 13, 2020 06:15AM

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Stewart,

The mud flats were not as messy as I anticipated. Plenty of rocks of all sizes to keep the ground firm.
Here is a video I found on YouTube, the opening scene is of the trestle in operation – a train headed north.

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Matthew

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Kinda NG: Portland’s GT abandoned Swing Bridge (photos)	mfmalk	January 13, 2020 01:20AM
Re: Kinda NG: Portland’s GT abandoned Swing Bridge (photos)	Wayne Hoskin	January 13, 2020 03:15AM
Re: Kinda NG: Portland’s GT abandoned Swing Bridge (photos)	mfmalk	January 13, 2020 03:36AM
Re: Kinda NG: Portland’s GT abandoned Swing Bridge (photos)	Stewart Rhine	January 13, 2020 05:51AM
Re: Kinda NG: Portland’s GT abandoned Swing Bridge (photos)	mfmalk	January 13, 2020 06:15AM

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

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