The first cut of the last Bly Turn makes the reverse move between switchbacks.
Originally intended to be a branchline to Bonanza, the spur at Dairy crossed Oregon Highway 140 and served a small agricultural customer. An eastbound train of empties passes the wye in 1988.
The final trainload of logs hauled by Oregon, California & Eastern is passing through Olene Gap, ten miles from tie-up at Klamath Falls.
The second cut of the westbound Bly Turn has cleared the turnout at East Switchback, and will soon begin a reverse move to West Switchback. Upon arrival there, the two halves of the Bly Turn will ... (more)
The first train of Weyerhaeuser's 1988 logging season heads east with empties for the reload at Bly. In less than two years, operations on OC&E would cease.
Oregon, California & Eastern's first train of the summer 1988 season approaches the West Switchback. Note the train's caboose in the distance.
The westbound Bly Turn rolls along the Sprague River on a spring day in 1986.
The crew of the last log train operated on the OC&E poses after completing their final trip over the railroad. Capacity reductions at Weyerhaeuser's West Klamath sawmill had made the railroad redu... (more)
The final trainload of logs hauled by the OC&E is cresting Dairy Hill, 17 miles east of tie-up at Klamath Falls. The railroad was abandoned as part of capacity reductions at Weyerhaeuser's sawmill... (more)
Oregon, California & Eastern's westbound Bly Turn climbs Dairy Hill around 17 miles from tie-up at Klamath Falls. No one knew it at the time, but the railroad would cease hauling logs within two y... (more)
The last loaded log train on Oregon, California & Eastern departs Bly for Klamath Falls. The railroad was abandoned a year later.