It started out as a small project for the 1891-built Bridge 35: replace several timbers under the Pratt truss that had detectable deterioration or evidence of crushing. Simultaneously, bearing pads…
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So you think you can repair a bridge? Well great, you start tomorrow! Now if only it were that simple… Most bridges are near water and at a minimum…
A recent windstorm has had a devastating impact on the Northwest Railway Museum’s bridge 35. A large cottonwood tree that measures more than five feet at the base has blown…
Bridges are vitally important to railroads. They allow trains to cross rivers and gullies, swamps and streams, roads and highways, and sometimes other railroads, too. It was evolving bridge technology…
It has been an unusually long winter in the Northwest but spring weather has finally arrived. Track machines and crews have been working on the railroad and trains are running…
