Field, originally known as third siding, was established to service locomotives needed to provide extra power and braking in order to navigate trains on the Big Hill. It became the eastern terminus of the Mountain Subdivision. Initially, it had a wye whose tail extended out onto the riverbed. Later a roundhouse and turntable were installed and the wye removed.
To provide the power needed to climb the Big Hill 2-8-0s were ordered from Baldwin Locomotive Works. 312 and 313 were the first to arrive in 1884.
Today, the station is abandoned as there is no passenger service on the route. Crews use it to await a crew change on arriving freight trains.
Cayden
To provide the power needed to climb the Big Hill 2-8-0s were ordered from Baldwin Locomotive Works. 312 and 313 were the first to arrive in 1884.
Today, the station is abandoned as there is no passenger service on the route. Crews use it to await a crew change on arriving freight trains.
Cayden
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