Tom McCann Wrote:
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> I think the mill in Newberg still gets service --
> I was in the town about three weeks ago and there
> is a good shine to the rails, and if the track was
> idle the rails would be rusty.
>
> Local transit advocates have pushed for this line
> to eventually have commuter rail service, at least
> as far as McMinnville. Losing the trestle will
> definitely put a crimp in their plans.
>
> I also noticed in the news footage of the fire
> that there was a short cut of tank cars parked
> just on the east side of the trestle. Does anyone
> know if these were in storage or spotted there for
> a local industry?

Information from another forum suggest that the cars on the west side of the trestle are in temporary storage for the industry just to the east of the trestle. It looks like now, an engine will have to run over Rex to pick them up.