A pair of RS-3s lead an eastbound train over the temporary culvert over the East Fork of Halls Creek.

Hall Creek crossing over the years:
1968 - Bridge Collapse	1968 - Temporary Crossing
1968 - New Culvert	1984 - Permanent Culvert

After the 1968 bridge collapse at Merrillan, the GBW crews quickly replaced the crossing of the East Fork of Halls Creek with this this temporary culvert arrangement.  Here we see RS-3's #305 and #307 work their way gingerly through the shoofly trackage.  The river crossing was eventually replaced by a single large culvert to handle the annual springtime runoff.

The two people down at the bottom of the embankment helps give you an idea of how large this fill was. On the left side of the photo you can see the a hopper laying on its side and a freight car truck, victims of the derailment that occurred when the bridge collapsed.