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[ctclibby]

Some more pix if I may. Somewhat hazy no matter what direction the camera was pointed - sorry for that!

Car Hauler on the siding coming into East Riverview

Westbound into East Riverview

Other end of the Westbound

Nother Westbound into East Riverview

Other end with the engine wrong direction

Siding finally gets to go

Beat her up to East Fisher River

Eastbound I missed the head end at East Fisher River

Wanted to go further East up the hill, but got hungry.

Later

 

[TLOC]

Some more pix if I may. Somewhat hazy no matter what direction the camera was pointed - sorry for that!

Car Hauler on the siding coming into East Riverview
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Westbound into East Riverview
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Other end of the Westbound
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Nother Westbound into East Riverview
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Other end with the engine wrong direction
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Siding finally gets to go
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Beat her up to East Fisher River
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Eastbound I missed the head end at East Fisher River
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Wanted to go further East up the hill, but got hungry.

Later

Great pictures Todd. I forget sometimes about how beautiful a country we live in.

It looks like you see more trains in a day then I see live in 6 months.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Just went over your collection. Great shots and this past August was my first time train chasing Great Northern in Idaho and Washington around Cascade Tunnel. My "stay" for two nights was the little opening almost directly above West Portal by the creek. Really interesting to be standing inside the tunnel near west end and watching headlights which seem not to move, but feeling the quiet deep base of oncoming diesels. I was also searching for any signs of electrification. The only things i found were what looked like two catenary pull off poles with numbers D4 and D5 in aluminium still on them. They are on the curve at Scenic. Old concrete snow shed up on the old allingnement showed a whole bunch of three phase brackets though. Amazing considering their age.

view from my perch at a west bound exiting the portal late in the evening, before turning in to sleep.

 

[ctclibby]

Just went over your collection. Great shots and this past August was my first time train chasing Great Northern in Idaho and Washington around Cascade Tunnel. My "stay" for two nights was the little opening almost directly above West Portal by the creek. Really interesting to be standing inside the tunnel near west end and watching headlights which seem not to move, but feeling the quiet deep base of oncoming diesels. I was also searching for any signs of electrification. The only things i found were what looked like two catenary pull off poles with numbers D4 and D5 in aluminium still on them. They are on the curve at Scenic. Old concrete snow shed up on the old allingnement showed a whole bunch of three phase brackets though. Amazing considering their age. View attachment 175190view from my perch at a west bound exiting the portal late in the evening, before turning in to sleep.

That is/was my favorite spot for *years*. Do not even know how many times I spent the night at the West Portal. I took a cot and slept across the tracks pretty much where break in the two fences you see are. Have a ton of chemical pix of this area - in time will get those scanned and can post more. Did you get to the East Portal? More good spots for train watching. Don't try and go in at the ventilation building. When WB, not far after you go over the hole, just where the two lane splits into two roads there is an access road to the right. Down that and you will see stuff.

Thanks Google for the pix!

Later

[edit] and I forgot - check out Skykomish as I think the 'Power' building is still there. No overhead wires or towers though.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

That is/was my favorite spot for *years*. Do not even know how many times I spent the night at the West Portal. I took a cot and slept across the tracks pretty much where break in the two fences you see are. Have a ton of chemical pix of this area - in time will get those scanned and can post more. Did you get to the East Portal? More good spots for train watching. Don't try and go in at the ventilation building. When WB, not far after you go over the hole, just where the two lane splits into two roads there is an access road to the right. Down that and you will see stuff.

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Thanks Google for the pix!

Later

[edit] and I forgot - check out Skykomish as I think the 'Power' building is still there. No overhead wires or towers though.

Yes i did stop by East Portal, did not hear anything and the doors were closed. I came in from the east, so Wenatche was obviously a stop. Best displayed GN steamer in Wenatche i think. I did drive to check out Skykomish that evening before settling on top of the portal for the night.

Cute mascot, cuter than Chessie the cat. This eastbound eventually made its way toward the tunnel:

 

[ctclibby]

East Portal Flathead Tunnel. Date is pre 2022