I would like to know the location of the photo taken and used as the Center Fold of the Jan Issue. The title of the article is “The open Road”. If I was to guess I would say the photo is along BNSF’s highline in either North Dakota or Montana.
First - Welcome to the Forum !
Next - you’re not along in wondering. You might want to check out the thread that I started on the same subject last week, re: “Locations of Photos - Ben Bachman’s “The Open Road” story in Jan. 2009 Trains”, at:
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/142658.aspx
No specific answer to your question yet, other than the following excerpts from the post by Mac/ “PNWRMNM” on 12-02-2008 at 11:39 AM:
"All but a couple are between Pasco and Spokane, the Lakeside sub.
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I think most of the other unidentified photos are in the Ritzville area, 20 miles or so each side, but that is as close as I can come."
The resolution in the aerial photos on Google Maps is way too coarse/ grainy for me to even begin to try to pick out this location, though. Let us know if you can provide any further info on this.
- Paul North.
If you’re referring to the opening spread of the feature, it appears to be taken at Tokio, WA. If so, the train at right is a westbound; the approaching train in the distance is eastbound. One of the least interesting locales in all of eastern WA. There are other, far more picturesque spots along the Lakeside Sub that are also close to the “open road,” and other still that are down a dirt road or hiking trail. But the Lakeside Sub as a whole is pretty bland compared with the Columbia River Sub (ex-GN) to the north or UP’s Ayer Sub to the southeast.