tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post2209603560507442926..comments2023-11-05T12:17:32.979-08:00Comments on Lost Rail: Blue ShadowsLinesWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256267359329575594noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-66324508839239375302015-01-20T11:26:08.876-08:002015-01-20T11:26:08.876-08:00Update: The standing piers of this former Milwauke...Update: The standing piers of this former Milwaukee Road bridge were recently demolished by BNSF as part of a siding extension project.<br /><br />http://www.ifiberone.com/news/railroad-demolishes-pillars-in-expansion-for-side-track-near-lind/article_6a10af7a-b08e-11e3-b53d-0017a43b2370.html?mode=image&photo=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-61656618351960477962013-03-21T13:49:22.418-07:002013-03-21T13:49:22.418-07:00Hi Jim,
I've been told (count this as specula...Hi Jim,<br /><br />I've been told (count this as speculation and rumor) that it is an old MILW pickup but I'm a bit skeptical. Most examples I've seen in pictures are single tone and this one seems a bit fancy compared to those spartan creatures. But ... with that said, I welcome correction on the subject.<br /><br />-LelandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-76999587426917964422013-03-20T23:53:13.678-07:002013-03-20T23:53:13.678-07:00robert, thanks. now i understand how the piers wer...robert, thanks. now i understand how the piers were arranged - could never quite grasp why there were only the two concrete ones<br /><br />leland, meant to ask - was that orange and black pickup in the corner of your pic just a coincidence or was it an abandoned milw pickup?<br /><br />jimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-16301732713187806312013-03-19T14:38:56.447-07:002013-03-19T14:38:56.447-07:00Outstanding photo, thanks Robert. Much appreciate...Outstanding photo, thanks Robert. Much appreciated.<br /><br />-LelandLinesWesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256267359329575594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-48798343235377513342013-03-18T11:09:10.957-07:002013-03-18T11:09:10.957-07:00Wow! Bridge at Lind - great memory jogger. I remem...Wow! Bridge at Lind - great memory jogger. I remember seeing juice crossing the bridge whilst a student at WSU back in the '60's.<br /><br />Cut and paste this link to UW, and click on OBVIOUS link.<br /><br />http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/transportation&CISOPTR=133<br /><br />Chris from New Zealand passes this information along:<br /><br />There is a picture of the Lind bridge back in the steam days, published in Morning Sun Books "Milwaukee Road in Colour" vol5 on pg71.Robert in Port Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-58140822115813052072013-03-12T09:34:15.850-07:002013-03-12T09:34:15.850-07:00Thanks Jim - and I was just wondering the same thi...Thanks Jim - and I was just wondering the same thing about photographs of the Lind trestle. I don't have one and my dive into Google didn't produce any results either. I'll post a link if I find one.<br /><br />-LelandLinesWesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256267359329575594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-11847221580046211952013-03-11T17:25:57.840-07:002013-03-11T17:25:57.840-07:00great pics, especially the last two. it's a sp...great pics, especially the last two. it's a special part of the evening, when the moon is fully up yet there's enough sun to see by.<br /><br />do you know where one could find a photo of the lind bridge before it was dismantled?<br /><br /><br />jim, from iowaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com