We arrive in Cle Elum wondering if the re-opened Stampede Pass
route is actually being used and then we saw this terribly
overpowered and underweight train come rushing through on the
old Northern Pacific track. It is not shown here but there were,
if I remember correctly, about nine 3000+HP units on the head
end of about a 35 car train of empties!
We were very glad to arrive in South Cle Elum at the Iron Horse
B&B to the Mel Faudree caboose which were to be our lodgings for
the evening:
After a fine breakfast by Chef Doug, Mary’s husband ...
... I took photos of one of the rooms in the original Milwaukee
Road bunkhouse:
as well as a photo of the outside:
Then I took photos of the four “cabeese” they also have and use
for accommodations:
We walked to the depot site and took the walking tour around the
historical site:
As you can tell, we are dealing with substation:
The depot has been rebuilt to as closely as possible be as it
was at the height of operations:
Our tour finished, we returned to the old Bunkhouse for some
photos and to pack:
