Building a railroad trestle

Title

Building a railroad trestle

Description

A group of men stand on top of an incomplete wooden railroad trestle. They wear pants, long-sleeved shirts and hats. Two men stand on either end of a cross-bar below the platform itself, and the number '23' is painted in white paint just below the platform. The trestle is built of logs and stands in a steep defile about 60 feet high, and cut logs are scattered about its base. Equipment for building the trestle rises above the men on the platform, and in the background a train sits with smoke pouring from its smokestack. The hillside below the track and trestle is bare, while vegetation covers the hill on the upper side.

[Back] Building a railroad trestle on the P R & N line to Tillamook.

Identifier

WCMpic_000323

Subject

Railroad tracks--Design and construction

Railroad construction workers

Pacific railroads

Trestles

Economic History

Local & State History

Scientific History

Travel & Tourism

Western United States History

Work

Spatial Coverage

Coast Range, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1905-1911

Date

1905/1911

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum