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Description:
Union Pacific freight train carrying truck trailers and shipping containers from Los Angeles to Seattle crossing Salt Creek Trestle on a snowy day in the Oregon Cascades. This route, called the "Natron Cutoff," was completed in 1926 by the Southern Pacific as a bypass to their steeper, curvier original mainline between Oregon and California. Despite the better alignment, heavy winter snows have remained a constant challenge to operations. In early 2008, the route was closed for four months due to a massive landslide just a few miles uphill from this location. |
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Railroads in the Landscape (LCSH)
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Image (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
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Spatial, near Oakridge, Oregon; Temporal, January 14, 2006 |
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Kyle Weismann-Yee, Portland, Oregon |
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Creator Description:
Kyle Weismann-Yee grew up in Portland, Oregon, but took his first railroad photos while visiting Japan as a middle school student. He undertook photography more seriously upon graduation from high school in 2004, and he has gravitated towards overlooked railroad operations throughout the northwest, particularly shortlines, branchlines, and industrial switching districts. In 2008, he graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in ethnic studies, a field he hopes to pursue in the nonprofit sector. |
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| Collection: |
Kyle Weismann-Yee Collection |
