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Re: (rshsdepot) Bangor, Washington (U.S. Navy)
I was on the Bangor base a few years back doing some work on the rail lines.
I don't recall seeing any stations, and usually I'll remember seeing them. I
do
know they have an enginehouse on site, but I seem to recall it's a fairly
generic
wood or steel military building.
I don't know if there was a station there in years past, I would think they
might have had passenger service from Bremerton at some time? Not sure...
> Here is a pageful of pictures of the Delta Refit Pier, the
> Trident Refit Facility, submarines and other naval facilities:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/bangor.htm
Cool... They're rounding up railfans for taking photos of train
bridges while the real terrorists can sit at home with a fast
internet connection and get satellite photos and coordinates.
By the way, the Navy will not confirm that they have
any nuclear weapons on the base, but they take the
security very seriously, and certainly behave as if they
have something big there. The have signs all over saying
"restricted area - use of deadly force authorized" and
getting on site takes some serious security checks.
There was a novel about somebody stealing a sub from
there a few years back. Made for great fun to read, but
having been on site I have no doubt that anyone who is
stupid enough to try getting anywhere close to that pier
without authorization would look like Swiss cheese in
no time at all. Those folks mean business and they
have the firepower to back it up...
If we ever get another project there, I'll try and see
if I can find out anything about a station past or
present, on the site...
Bob Harbison - Bob_@_RailroadInfo.com
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