Columbia Gorge Progress Report (17 pics)

Many people have asked for screenshots on the Columbia Gorge route. I chartered a CSX switcher and a few freight cars for this trip. BNSF kindly gave permission for this tour. This tours starts at Wishram, WA and proceeds West to The Dalles Dam. This is just a small part of phase 1 of the route. Well, the train is waiting...
Here we are in the Wishram yard preparing to depart.
A little farther West in Wishram yard.
We are just passing the Wishram depot.
Heading out at the West end of Wishram yard.
Approaching wye at North end of Celilo/Oregon Trunk bridge.
Another shot of the wye.
Here we are in Avery, WA. There is no town here, just a four-track passing siding, a tree farm, and a recreation area along the river. Does that house on the right look familiar, Rich?
A warehouse at the tree farm.
West end of Avery showing recreation area on left.
The boat ramp at Avery. Unfortunately, there are no boats!
Heading West from Avery toward Horsethief Lake. The peak on the right is Horsethief Butte. The one on the left in background is Mt Hood which is about 50 miles away.
The causeway at Horsethief Lake. That's Horsethief Lake State Park in background on right.
Looking back at Horsethief Butte from causeway.
Horsethief Lake is behind us. The Dalles Dam is just coming into view.
The Dalles Dam on left, Mt. Hood, center, and an industrial complex on right.
We have just passed the dam. Looking back, we see a tow of grain barges just starting to exit the Lock, Eastbound.
We end our tour looking back at The Dalles Bridge (courtesy of Pat Malicki) and The Dalles Dam in the background.We sincerely hope you have enjoyed this little tour. We'll do another one real soon. Have a good day.Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
cal.rasmussen@verizon.netColumbia Gorge Route (Phase 1 track completed, road construction resumed.)

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Wow! Looking good! Looks like it's gonna be a great route to let the steam giants stretch the legs -er- wheels!



-Matt, future Cirque Du Soleil singer
-Creating Pac-Man comics for the humorless people out there

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Looks pretty good Cal, about the horsethief area.. Is there a interesting history to that? there's gotta be something with a name like thatand matt, your aware that your train gifs are going no where fast?
looks like there having issues escaping the tractor beam
Sincerely,
Shawn Kenselaar
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I haven't really researched the history. That butte would be an excellent place for an ambush!Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
cal.rasmussen@verizon.netColumbia Gorge Route (Phase 1 track completed, road construction resumed.)

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Well, seeing as I have five minutes before Cirque DU Soleil: Fire Within is on, I'll just be lazy and post a link to a full post explaining how control cabs work.I assume that you don't know how they work, or what they are.
http://www.train-sim.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/3768.html



-Matt, future Cirque Du Soleil singer
-Creating Pac-Man comics for the humorless people out there

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I found this information on Horsthief Lake on a Washington State Parks website:"For centuries, the park was the site of a Native American village. The Lewis and Clark expedition camped at the village and described its wooden houses in one of their journals. The village was flooded by the waters of The Dalles Dam.Oral history states that the park received its name from workers in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who developed the site. The workers thought the terrain was similar to that of horsethief hideouts in popular 1950s Hollywood westerns. The abundance of horses kept on the premises by local Indians apparently gave the workers their inspiration."Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
cal.rasmussen@verizon.netColumbia Gorge Route (Phase 1 track completed, building roads, buildings, planting trees.)

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Looks pretty impressive so far Cal, looking forward to more updates.

Dave Reage,
somewhere near the end of CN's Dartmouth Sub

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Awesome Cal! Looks so real!!!
Future Cumbres & Toltec or Durango & Silverton Engineer.
cumbres487@attbi.com
Go to my informative K-36 page:
http://www.freewebs.com/drgwk36For progress on the Cumbres Pass route:
http://groups.msn.com/MSTSNarrowGauge/ctsrr.msnwVisit the Red Mountain Gorge Narrow Gauge R.R.'s official site: http://groups.msn.com/MSTSNarrowGauge/narrowgaugerouteformsts.msnw

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CarlEven though it looks like you have most the yard finished, I thought I would pass this info to you. In the March 2003 issue of TRAINS magazine there is a great layout of Wishram Yard and a few photo's.All the pictures of your route look great!!Nick

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It's Cal, by the way. There is not much left of that yard. I've been there several times in the past year. I have even driven my car along the river side of the yard and no one said a word. The track plan I used was from a topographic map dated 1994. Most of the classification tracks are gone. Most of the engine tracks are gone. It is now more or less just a "wide spot in the road!" There is room for at least four trains. I have seen that many there. On the other hand, the last time I was there, there were only about six cars in the entire yard. Believe it or not, it is a scheduled Amtrak stop.Much of my route is trackage from the early 1990's and scenery as it is today. Kind of a hybrid in time.Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
cal.rasmussen@verizon.netColumbia Gorge Route (Phase 1 track completed, road construction resumed.)

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Looks great, really great! Can't wait!!!!!!!

AdamB
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I have this photo as my desktop background (but in much better quality), it's from 1972.

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The caption for the last picture above incorrectly states that the The Dalles Bridge is courtesy of Pat Malicki. It is in fact from Ron Picardi. I appologize for the error.Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
cal.rasmussen@verizon.netColumbia Gorge Route (Phase 1 track completed, road construction resumed.)

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Wow the dam is impressive! After playing with the RE for a limited amount of time I respect anyone who can even lay track!
Very impressive Cal, looks like this will be a must have.
-MIKE-Model Railroader, Railfan, and MSTS user
Youth Member La Mesa Model Railroad Club, San Deigo CA
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Coming along wonderfully Cal. You picked one of the most perfect areas to model being an Oregonian my self I can appreciate that. Well done and keep up the good work. On another note, did you know someone is doing a model of the SP&S 700? That would be awesome to run up the Gorge, with a string of GN cars in tow, eh?EIN
"Running Dirty there, tail end. Clean that stack up. You know mangement don't like that crap."
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Tim Muir (tryagin) may have a model of that loco. Tim can usually be found in the traction forum these days.Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
cal.rasmussen@verizon.netColumbia Gorge Route (Phase 1 track completed, road construction resumed.)

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SP&S 700 you say? Big shiny black Northern isn't it? Still running...looks something like this...I heard a guy in Taiwan, of all places, is making one and that it'll be ready for release in mid-March. I guess I'll catch the next plane there and find out if it's true. Will keep ya posted.Rick Grout
Portland, OR

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What a beautiful loco!!! If you need a beta tester...you know where to look.....

Future Cumbres & Toltec or Durango & Silverton Engineer.
cumbres487@attbi.com
Go to my informative K-36 page:
http://www.freewebs.com/drgwk36For progress on the Cumbres Pass route:
http://groups.msn.com/MSTSNarrowGauge/ctsrr.msnwVisit the Red Mountain Gorge Narrow Gauge R.R.'s official site: http://groups.msn.com/MSTSNarrowGauge/narrowgaugerouteformsts.msnw

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The dam must be right on a tile boundary. Was that just luck or did you plan it that way?Keep it up.

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A tile boundary passes diagonally through the dam. That caused all kinds of problems and the development of techniques for handling the different water levels. The end result is not perfect but, IMHO, it's not too bad, either. I'll post some shots of the dam in the next couple of weeks. I have posted quite a few pictures in the past but there are a lot of new people here who haven't seen it.Cal Rasmussen
Beaverton, OR
cal.rasmussen@verizon.netColumbia Gorge Route (Phase 1 track completed, building roads, buildings, planting trees.)

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Cal,You are being too modest when you say "not perfect". The screenshots I have seen of your dam are very impressive.Bill Burnett

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Looks great Cal! I think you're doing a super job.
I'll have to download it when you get done.
HawkIt's the "Orange Blossom Special" bringing my baby home.

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