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Re: About those Weyerhaeuser units...
Author: Tony Johnson
Date: 09-08-2013 - 21:24

George Andrews Wrote:
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> The ancient bridge with the 70 ton weight limit
> still exists, just out of Springfield on the old
> Espee right of way.It spans the McKenzie River at
> a crossroads called Hendricks,OR. According to the
> book The Southern Pacific in Oregon, by Dill and
> Austin, this is the oldest surviving RR bridge in
> Oregon, dating back to 1882 !!!


That old bridge, plus a SP 70-tonner were used in several scenes in the movie "Chartreuse Caboose", starring Edgar Buchanan and Slim Pickens.

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  Re: GE 70 ton assignments on the SP SP5103 09-08-2013 - 14:42
  Re: GE 70 ton assignments on the SP Shortline Sammie 09-08-2013 - 16:33
  Re: GE 70 ton assignments on the SP Rich Hunn 09-08-2013 - 17:16
  Re: GE 70 ton assignments on the SP Rich Hunn 09-08-2013 - 17:59
  Re: GE 70 ton that was only half there... George Andrews 09-08-2013 - 18:24
  Re: GE 70 ton that was only half there... jbbane 09-08-2013 - 18:29
  Re: GE 70 ton that was only half there... Todd Montgomery 09-08-2013 - 18:53
  GE 50 and 70 tons SP5103 09-08-2013 - 20:30
  About those Weyerhaeuser units... Jeff Moore 09-08-2013 - 18:47
  Re: About those Weyerhaeuser units... George Andrews 09-08-2013 - 19:31
  SP 5100 Bruce Butler 09-08-2013 - 20:24
  Re: SP 5100 Russ Czuleger 09-08-2013 - 20:50
  M&ET xSP 70 tons SP5103 09-08-2013 - 20:52
  Re: About those Weyerhaeuser units... Tony Johnson 09-08-2013 - 21:24
  SP GE 70 ton paint schemes SP5103 09-08-2013 - 21:04
  The Bridge pdxrailtransit 09-08-2013 - 21:40
  Re: The Bridge SP5103 09-08-2013 - 21:51
  Re: 70 tonner in San Jose Bill Kohler 09-09-2013 - 07:45
  Re: 70 tonner in San Jose SP5103 09-09-2013 - 08:52
  Re: The Bridge jbbane 09-09-2013 - 08:47
  Re: The Bridge SP5103 09-09-2013 - 10:24
  Lightening the bridge ex-BN 09-09-2013 - 10:52
  Re: SP restricted branches in Oregon SP5103 09-09-2013 - 10:43
  Re: SP restricted branches in Oregon jdb 09-09-2013 - 15:22


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