C&C Weyerhaeuser

[@robertlloyd7167]

Great video! It brought back lots of memories of logging for Weyerhaeuser out of Klamath Falls in the 80's when we still transferred off-highway truckloads of logs onto the railcars. The locomotives brought empties from Sycan Shop to Camp 9, Camp 6, Bly, and the 700 reload every morning, then hauled 100 loads 65 miles back to the mill every afternoon. I still miss it every day!

[@stephensaasen8589]

What a treat! I grew up further north along the Milwaukee Road Chehalis Sub near Roy, WA. When the Milwaukee left the West in 1980, Weyerhauser wanted to continue running logs to Tacoma via rail so they purchased the line and all the Milwaukee log bunk cars. They ran logs out of Curtis and Vail until mid 1980's and then only out of Vail until 1992. Curtis was turned into a pole yard. When Weyerhauser started running trains in August 1981, the very first traffic was #701 running alone toward Tacoma. The old GP7 wore the Weyerhauser name back then.

[@NWguy83]

Very neat to see this line in action via old footage. I stopped and checked out trestle and a bit of the line heading north-ish this Summer, on my way back from Portland.

[@noonzeeb]

this location has to be on my bucket list ! thanks great video

[@MisterEspee]

Super Video!! The Weyerhaeuser Woods line is shut down and the tracks pulled up past Headquarters. Patriot Rail now owns what's left

[@morkey74]

I live there and still see rail cars going up and down tracks, moving tankers

[@danielgannon9502]

Enjoyed that y much! Thanks for posting.

[@seankaiser2505]

6 locomotives, only one of which was actually specifically designed to go out on the road. So cool.

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

Nice to see a caboose still in use !!!

[@BudmanPackfan]

+freighttrainsahpassing the video was taken 19 and 25 years ago! See poster's note :)

[@wernersievers3153]

Hello . Super Video image and sound .The driving on the wooden support required by the locomotive crew much skill, once strong brakes, the construction can affect negative, but here everything is neat about the stage.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

Could be a awsome place to watch the main line from the trestle !😱😱😵😵😎

[@fmnut]

Yeah until a train comes on the trestle. There's no walkway, you'd have to jump.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

no trains run on rail line now !:....(

[@fmnut]

+Brian Castle ROCK RXR 9 According to Patriot Rail's website it is still an active line.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

cowlitz country could built a rail-trail on r.o.w. tdn.com had thing hears the link tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-county-to-pursue-a--mile-bike-trail-at/article_8e18f3b4-7469-5e31-ad56-724a307dd61e.html Patriot Woods Railroad LLC last month announced plans to abandon its 22-mile rail line, from milepost 7.5 to milepost 30, which opens up the possibility of using the nationwide “rails to trails” program to turn the abandoned rail line into a bike trail. Another 7 miles will be abandoned from milepost 1.5, south of Ocean Beach Highway, to milepost 8.5, at Ostrander Junction north of Kels

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

Patriot Woods Railroad LLC last month announced plans to abandon its 22-mile rail line, from milepost 7.5 to milepost 30, which opens up the possibility of using the nationwide “rails to trails” program to turn the abandoned rail line into a bike trail. Another 7 miles will be abandoned from milepost 1.5, south of Ocean Beach Highway, to milepost 8.5, at Ostrander Junction north of Kels

[@michaelpaulholmes9667]

My dad worked at weyerhaeuser Cosmopolis, Federal Way, and Longview for about 40 years.

[@AIRFORCECAP7]

That 309 is now at the kentuckybrailway museum as L&N 411. I rode her when she was still in Weyerhaeuser paintscheme but her paint was really beat. It's in good shape now and has a gyralte!

[@thenekom]

They sure have some interesting lashups.

[@thisoldgoat3927]

Could someone explain why the video constantly shifts about? Is it due to a bad video transfer from VHS to digital process?

[@fmnut]

No, I used KZbin's stabilization software during upload to correct my shaky camera work. Big mistake. I have better methods now.

[@mrbubz-io3iq]

Look at those old telegram lines and the griswold pedastol crossings

[@deplorablewhiteman3628]

I havent seen a weyerhauser train since early 2000s on that trestle

[@fmnut]

That's because they gave up operating the woods railroad. It's only used for the freight traffic from the mill now.

[@deplorablewhiteman3628]

@@fmnut first time i saw the "watch for falling logs" sign i watched for trains everytime I went down to longview / kelso on the back roads that is an amazing trestle and those were amazing locomotives

[@CrustyOldDave]

Line has been damaged right before the bridge. I believe it was hit. Patriot only switches in the on site yard and the Hydrogen Peroxide plant across the way. Occasionally I see them bringing in cars from longview switching and they deliver the tank cars to our facility at the old bleach plant.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

was this in the 1970's ?

[@fmnut]

1990 and 1997

[@highgreen]

You couldn't get anything on that line from where it comes around the hill and under interstate 5 now lots of brush and trees growing up between the rails. Would need tones of cleanup.

[@fmnut]

Not only that, but the line has been severed on the other side of the river, so you can't get to it from either end.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

Very said 22 miles of railway line could be torn up then r.o.w. turned into a rail-trail !😭😭😭😭😱😱😱😱🙍🙍🙍🙍🙍😇😇😇😇r.I.p woods rail line 😇😇😇😇😢😢😢😭😭😭🙍

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

no trains running rail line now /:( might be turned into a rail to trail /:(

[@CGT867]

That's a mighty trestle - but what is it's purpose? It seems to be part of a zig-zag.

[@fmnut]

At 4:29 the train is crossing a steel span over the Cowlitz river. The long curved wooden portion was the runoff to bring the track down to ground level. Wooden trestles were common in the Northwest especially on logging railroads. Much cheaper than earthworks in the days of low cost labor.

[@BUSH5202]

it's sad that patriot rail owns the woods railroad and c&c. and no longer gose to the headquarters road dump.