Page 3ONW FinaleStory and Photos by Rich Frey |
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I headed to the north end of Burns before the train departed to be sure to be clear of morning traffic in town. I chased the train as far as the start of Poison Creek Canyon, where the main road diverges from the railroad. The train speed at that point was in the 25 to 30 MPH range. There was a paralleling gravel road, but it was snow covered and my rental Chevette was not up to the task. Crossing US 395  Heading up Poison Creek Canyon  Kicking up the snow near Idlewild  Coming into Trout Creek |
I rejoined the line near the Summit tunnel (also snowed in) and after a seemingly interminable wait, #4 appeared and the chase was on to Seneca passing through Trout Creek, the broad Silvies valley, and down the scenic Silvies River canyon. A light snowfall a few days prior had left enough snow covering the track to occasionally be engaged by #4's plow.  Starting down the Silvies River Canyon  Crossing the Silvies River in the canyon  Heading for Seneca |
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