Enright
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes to this location:
- Lower Salmonberry River Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Enright via North Fork Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.72369, -123.56916
- Elevation: 530 feet
Description
Enright is a former town on an abandoned railroad line deep in the Oregon Coast Range. There are two houses here and the land just south of the tracks here is private property. Please respect the owners privacy.
The east end of the area is marked by Tunnel 36. The switch at the east end of the set out track hangs in the air over the river. The river washed out the ground beneath it during the winter of 2007, when the entire line was damaged to badly to repair.
There are about 15 log cars on the siding, all of them stranded here forever.
West of the log cars, look for the steel skeleton of a wooden boxcar in the woods. This car might have been a bunk car, left here to provide temporary housing for a maintenance gang.
A steam era water tank towers over the track near the west end of the old siding. Enright was the base of a helper district heading up the hill to Cochran. Water from Tank Creek was held here to fill the steam engines of the road engines and helpers before they assaulted the hill.
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