Gary Durr - "Weyerhauser - The Last Three Years...." - (from Vancouver, Wa.)

In late 2007, Weyerhaeuser announced that it would be closing their Green Mountain mill near Toutle, Washington, which meant the end of their Woods train from Green Mountain to Longview. I spent the next year documenting the woods train and it's crews along the line from Green mountain to Longview. Soon after after the demise of the woods train, Weyerhaeuser announced that it's rail operations were up for sale... In 2010 Patriot railroad purchased the Longview Operations, ending Weyerhaeusers operations of the old Woods railroad. This show documents the last three years of Weyerhaeuser's operation of the Woods railroad. From the months leading up to the closing of the Green mountain mill, and final run of the woods train in May of 2008, to the very last Weyerhaeuser operated train before the take over of rail ops by Patriot Rail in December of 2010. I was granted full access to the railroad by Weyerhaeuser to document These final years. Many cab rides in to the many inacessible locations, helped in documenting many obscure locations along the railroad. From the deep confines of the wild and scenic Ostrander canyon, to the open clear cuts along the right of way on the North side of Memlock Pass between Headquarters and Green Mountain. This was a truly wonderful and back woods rail operation. Sadly this line is now abandoned, with most of the rail line torn out. Only a 18 mile section of this once vast line remains in tact, albeit rusting un-used and embargoed.