Elliot Omernik
Crescent Curve
The evening light is getting golden on a rare daytime run up the Sumas Subdvision as the northbound M-EVESUM1-20T leaves the quaint town of Nooksack behind and curves northeast mere miles from its the destination of Sumas, WA. The cut of double stacked empty trash containers on the headpin are creating quite a draft in their wake at the track speed of 25mph which has resulted in the trackside cottonwoods releasing their white dandruff in a windy flurry of "snow" as the train passes by.
According to a historic topo map circa 1900, just north of this location (Lindsay Road grade crossing) is the former site of a station named Crescent, which appears to have had a couple short branches come southeast off the NP mainline.
Also of interest in this locale was the parallel Milwaukee Road line located less than a mile away to the west, likewise curving northeast as both roads built to Sumas.
BNSF 2532
BNSF 330
BNSF 2085
BNSF 3026
Crescent Curve
The evening light is getting golden on a rare daytime run up the Sumas Subdvision as the northbound M-EVESUM1-20T leaves the quaint town of Nooksack behind and curves northeast mere miles from its the destination of Sumas, WA. The cut of double stacked empty trash containers on the headpin are creating quite a draft in their wake at the track speed of 25mph which has resulted in the trackside cottonwoods releasing their white dandruff in a windy flurry of "snow" as the train passes by.
According to a historic topo map circa 1900, just north of this location (Lindsay Road grade crossing) is the former site of a station named Crescent, which appears to have had a couple short branches come southeast off the NP mainline.
Also of interest in this locale was the parallel Milwaukee Road line located less than a mile away to the west, likewise curving northeast as both roads built to Sumas.
BNSF 2532
BNSF 330
BNSF 2085
BNSF 3026