Let’s take a look at some more of Earl Conser’s railroad photos. Here’s the view from the tunnel under construction for the OR&N Co. rail realignment between Hood River and Mosier.
Neat view. Would have been fun to work with those oldtimers and learn how they punched a big hole through a mountain with the limited experience and primitive equipment with which they had to work.
Kenn
This tunnel eliminated the original construction around the point at the Hood River-Wasco county line adjacent to I-84. It was constructed with wood portals in 1903 that were replaced with the present concrete in 1922..
Arlen Sheldrake
while off the topic of this picture. Saturday I gave my grand girls from Seattle a tour of my HR growing up haunts/history and one was to show them the Butler Bank building and where our Belmont irrigation pump house originally was located as a bond sales building during WW II. the war bond rally picture posted 8-15-2012 was sent to them showing it in the bank location. while our place on Belmont appears to be a real mess, the pump house is clearly on view from Belmont. Arthur and crew continue to provide a most valuable service Many THANKS! Arlen
nels
Is that some kind of geological event in the basalt at the very top of the photo?
Arthur
nels, it’s hard to be sure but I think that is just a waterspot on the negative.
Buzz
Neat view. Would have been fun to work with those oldtimers and learn how they punched a big hole through a mountain with the limited experience and primitive equipment with which they had to work.
Kenn
This tunnel eliminated the original construction around the point at the Hood River-Wasco county line adjacent to I-84. It was constructed with wood portals in 1903 that were replaced with the present concrete in 1922..
Arlen Sheldrake
while off the topic of this picture. Saturday I gave my grand girls from Seattle a tour of my HR growing up haunts/history and one was to show them the Butler Bank building and where our Belmont irrigation pump house originally was located as a bond sales building during WW II. the war bond rally picture posted 8-15-2012 was sent to them showing it in the bank location. while our place on Belmont appears to be a real mess, the pump house is clearly on view from Belmont. Arthur and crew continue to provide a most valuable service Many THANKS! Arlen
nels
Is that some kind of geological event in the basalt at the very top of the photo?
Arthur
nels, it’s hard to be sure but I think that is just a waterspot on the negative.