Milwaukee Road Substation #2, Loweth, Montana … one of 22 substations which the railroad built to power their electrified line through Montana, Idaho and Washington … last I read 7 substations still exist. This building is on private property and is slowly deteriorating. The electrified service finally ended in June 1974 after almost 60 years of service.
Note that I took all of the photos from the nearby Route 294 …
Here are a few more photos …
About 3 minutes east down the road is a lonely semaphore standing all alone … the tracks long gone …
And finally here is an example of the locomotives which ran on this electrified line …
All photos were taken on May 28, 2016.
Rick Horne 