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This is the former Milwaukee Road Morton Branch just south of Coal Canyon several miles north of Morton, WA. A few miles south of here, the river washed out nearly half a mile of track at a bend during a flood event in 2007 or so. The line hasn't seen any regular traffic since the 1970s. And the Mt. Rainier Scenic RR only used this line occasionally. Now, with the line into Morton cut off, trains may never see the town again.
Trains are still able to access this location over the The line south of Mineral and over Divide. There are several trestles, the last one being a spectacular tall curving structure. The trackage leading to this spot is deteriorating quite quickly without the major funding of active freight usage. Continued access to this location is shaky at best.
See also for the same scene as seen from the back of a train a few years earlier, with less vegetation.

Description
This is the former Milwaukee Road Morton Branch just south of Coal Canyon several miles north of Morton, WA. A few miles south of here, the river washed out nearly half a mile of track at a bend during a flood event in 2007 or so. The line hasn't seen any regular traffic since the 1970s. And the Mt. Rainier Scenic RR only used this line occasionally. Now, with the line into Morton cut off, trains may never see the town again.
Trains are still able to access this location over the The line south of Mineral and over Divide. There are several trestles, the last one being a spectacular tall curving structure. The trackage leading to this spot is deteriorating quite quickly without the major funding of active freight usage. Continued access to this location is shaky at best.
See also for the same scene as seen from the back of a train a few years earlier, with less vegetation.