The inbound Sumas Turn stopped at the MILW/BN crossover gates.
The last MILW Sumas Turn departs the outskirts of Bellingham for Sumas. The next day the MILW was history on the West Coast.
The Milwaukee Sumas train picks up the pace a bit as it crosses Meridian Street in Bellingham. Check out the siding track and the spaghetti for rails.
The Sumas Turn leaving the yard and crossing over the BN and onward through Bellingham.
First and only time I ever witnessed the Milwaukee doing ANY work to their Bellingham to Sumas branch track. Here a pair of SDL39s are helping spread a little ballast just weeks before D-Day.
MILW Hampton is basically just a wye. The 3rd leg goes to Lynden a few miles west.
Milwaukee's Bellingham to Sumas Branch track was the worst I'd ever scene. It's probably the 2nd or 3rd time this trip he's felt something gooey under his feet and they haven't left Bellingham yet... (more)
MILW's Sumas Turn on the move out of Bellingham north of Cornwall Park.