Re: Chehalis Western to Curtis
Author: John
Date: 07-17-2019 - 10:12
Thank you, Curtis.
I thought WWR lost the contract to Frontier... Didn't they?
Curtis R. Milburn Wrote:
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> The pole yard is still in business as McFarland
> Cascade. They make untrrated poles. I imagine most
> of their poles are sent to their Tacoma treating
> plant. Western Washington Railroad has pulled some
> loads out of there in recent years. I'm unsure of
> the frequency. The original area was supposed to
> become a modern lumber mill in the 70s, ala the
> former Green Mountain Mill near Toutle. The area
> is graded and even has the water catchment ponds
> to collect the anticipated mill run off. I guess
> the economics didn't work out. Seeing as how the
> Green Mountain Mill is gone and how Weyco seems to
> be turning into a forest owning and management
> company, I would assume the mill would either be
> gone by now or spun off.