The Whistlestop

Newsletter of the

Great Northwestern Railway

 

Volume 2, Number 2����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� September 5, 2007

 

Sand Creek Trestle Burns!

New �Old� Wooden Trestle Built In Record Time

 

Branch Line Reopens In Record Time.

 

�The old wooden 1x2 (cleverly spray painted black to simulate a bridge) had to go.�� So said the board of directors of the GNW.�

 

With the availability of the Grand Central Gems bridge components, the time investment and quality reached an acceptable equilibrium.� Soon enough, the old bridge was demolished, and the new �old� wooden trestle was installed across Sand Creek.� A short BN transfer leaded by an ex-Frisco MP15 was the first train to trundle across the bridge.

 

Besides looking cool, the dry wash was quickly recognized as a local wild life refuge.� Yup, the next day a cricket was found nestled among the timbers (no joke!).

 

Left over trestle bent cut off pieces made for a great scenic addition.� A few minutes with a propane torch (on the driveway, not in the basement) created fodder for a great adjacent detail of a older, previously fire damaged trestle.

 

A long Labor Day weekend made for a great opportunity to get the work done�

 

 

 

View across the Sand Creek Branch Line Trestle

 

 

 

 

Overview of Sand Creek Area

 

 

 

 

First Train over the trestle!

 

 

 

 

 

Is this a great rail fanning hangout� or what?!?

 

 

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