Comments on: A survivor from its days at CP, this SW8 is patiently awaiting a transfer after toiling on the diminutive one and a half mile Grand Forks Railway since 1993. Apparently it is going to Vancouver Island to a museum in the near future. So I am glad to have grabbed a shot of it in its familiar surroundings when I could. (logs, logs and more logs) The other unit, a GMTX EMD SW1000 #86, will handle the chores for now. The line connects with the Kettle Falls, up from the states; and they interchange twice a week.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:12:17 +0000

I haven’t kept up with any news from Grand Forks. The 6703 was originally going to Vancouver Island museum and unfortunately the only “excitement” around here will be the GMTX, if the whole thing hasn’t gone belly up and switched over to trucking……..

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:38:01 +0000

I should read captions haha i thought the gmtx was recent

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:34:39 +0000

Lucky – this engine has been replaced with gmtx and is now slated for donation

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:56:12 +0000

Oops!! Didn’t finish comment. The East End connection at Grand Forks down to the first community in Washington State, Laurier, is the next section proposed to be discontinued, leaving Grand Forks high and dry for railroading. As mentioned, I am glad I got there when I did.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:50:13 +0000

Yes. Connection to KFR is at the east end. The track west of the lumber company is gone.

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:36:09 +0000

Quite the drive from Niagara…
So the map shows the west end of the GFR line ( to Danville) stopping at the border – presumably the rail from the border to Danville is lifted?
sdfourty

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:05:56 +0000

I thought it was the same, #6703.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:22:46 +0000

Hey AW, do you know what the former CP number was?

By: Noe

Noe — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:06:44 +0000

Neat catch Arnold. It was originally in a grey Grand Forks Railway paint scheme in the mid-1990′s as well.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:21:26 +0000

Jamie: I looked it up. The line was referred to me as Kettle Valley (I made notes) but in actuality, it is Kettle Falls Rwy. Going to it on the web, plans are to abandon the line from Laurier, WA to Grand Forks in the near future; leaving the industries to revert to trucking if a new owner is not found. OmniTRAX, the KFR line’s owner, says “it is not a good fit in our portfolio of properties”, which I guess is another way of saying, “it ain’t making enough dough”.