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calr · Jun 7, 2010, 12:44 PM

This is a shot of an old pump house on a BNSF siding in Lyle, Washington on the north bank of the Columbia river. I photographed this structure from about 7-8 different angles and took some measurements for the purpose of creating a 3d model in Microsoft Train Simulator. I was modeling a 20-mile section of the Columbia River Gorge and this building just had to be in it!!

About three weeks after taking this photo, I took my wife to the location to show her and it was gone!! All that remained was the foundation and some pipes.

Here is a screenshot of the model I did for MSTS.

Enjoy,

Cal

apjar307 · Jun 7, 2010, 2:00 PM

Thank goodness you got the shot before the removal. I know we all have probably
seen things and then go back and they are gone. Lesson is to always have the camera at the ready. Nice shots!

Calicajun · Jun 9, 2010, 11:44 AM

Looks like one I have seen in some old Cowboy movies. To bad it's been taken down and now forgotten, except for your model of course.

Jun 7, 2010, 12:44 PM	#1
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	Things Fall Apart -- Old BNSF Pump House This is a shot of an old pump house on a BNSF siding in Lyle, Washington on the north bank of the Columbia river. I photographed this structure from about 7-8 different angles and took some measurements for the purpose of creating a 3d model in Microsoft Train Simulator. I was modeling a 20-mile section of the Columbia River Gorge and this building just had to be in it!! About three weeks after taking this photo, I took my wife to the location to show her and it was gone!! All that remained was the foundation and some pipes. Here is a screenshot of the model I did for MSTS. Enjoy, Cal

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Jun 7, 2010, 2:00 PM	#2
apjar307 Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming Posts: 29	Thank goodness you got the shot before the removal. I know we all have probably seen things and then go back and they are gone. Lesson is to always have the camera at the ready. Nice shots!

Jun 9, 2010, 11:44 AM	#3
Calicajun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Quartz Hill, CA Posts: 3,455	Looks like one I have seen in some old Cowboy movies. To bad it's been taken down and now forgotten, except for your model of course.