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Wallowa Union Railroad NARCOA Trip of June 2021 |
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The railroad industry extensively used motorcars, also known as speeders, in many chores until replaced by hi-rail equipped vehicles. Railroads found a
ready market for cast off speeders in the railroad enthusiast community, and several organizations exist to organize speeder runs over varoius railroads. The
North American Railcar Operators Association (NARCOA) chartered one such event on the Idaho, Northern & Pacific and Wallowa-Union Railroad on 26 June 2021.
Luke Noltensmeyer participated in the event, and he sent along the following photographs.
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Coming into Elgin after finishing on the Idaho Northern and Pacific portion of the Joseph Branch
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Elgin, Oregon, with the Speeders on the main with the Eagle Cap Excursion in the Siding next to the Depot and Maintenance house
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Running between Elgin and Gulling
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Between Gulling and Looking Glass
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Coming into Looking Glass
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Running over where the Wallowa and Grand Ronde rivers meet at Rondowa
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Between Kimmel and Minam in the Canyon
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Crossing Oregon Highway 82 in Minam after coming out of the canyon
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Crossing Highway 82 in Wallowa. Just before they arrive we were cleaning out the crossing
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Rolling through the fields between Wallowa and Enterprise
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Running between Wallowa and Enterprise
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Coming into Joseph past the switches into the mill
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