This looks like the end of the Albany Wye, the railroad Y that on a few occasions allowed big steam locomotives to turn around so they didn’t have to run home to Portland backward. Unless it will be restored later, the wye seems to have fallen victim to the Portland & Western’s project — at a standstill […]
A marker for a time long, long ago
On a Sunday drive through the countryside of Linn County, Kathy and I came across this historical marker behind the railroad track about three miles west of Scio, where Gilkey and Goar roads meet.
Tags: Albany & Eastern, Gilkey Road, Gilkey Station, Goar Road, Linn County, Linn County history, Mill City Branch, Oregon history, Oregon railroads, Scio