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Touring Fairbanks in United States
Fairbanks in the region of Oregon is located in United States - some 2,266 mi or ( 3647 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Fairbanks is now 07:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Boyd, Endersby, Hood River, Madras, and Portland. Being here already, consider visiting Boyd . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Fairbanks ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Celilo Falls, 1932
Amateur film footage of fishing at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, from 1932. Digitized from VHS 13484 (itself originally copied in 1991 from 3/4" U-Matic tape #10212) at the Washington State Univ ..
4449 (Oct 20, 2009)
Click here to skip ahead to the 4449 --► 3:07 The first couple minutes are of random freight train movements through the Gorge (both sides). Following the SP4449 from Wishram, WA to Portland OR - fina ..
Among The Many Dying
A song about Zombie's, although I took the vocals out. ..
SP4449 Wyes the train at Wishram
The SP4449 pulled two specials from Portland to Wishram and return, on July 2nd and 3rd, 2011. This video was taken on Saturday July 2nd, as the train was being wyes at Wishram, in preparation for her ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Fairbanks, Oregon
Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. It is about 12 miles east of The Dalles, just south of U.S. Route 30/Interstate 84, near Fifteenmile Creek. Fairbanks was established in 1905 as a station on the Great Southern Railroad. It was named for Charles W. Fairbanks, then newly elected vice president under Theodore Roosevelt. Fairbanks post office was established in 1905 and ran until 1909, when it closed out to Freebridge.
Located at 45.62 -121.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge
The Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge or Celilo Bridge is a railroad bridge built in 1912 over the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It consists of eight steel truss spans and several deck girder spans, and includes a vertical-lift section. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm of Waddell & Harrington. It is part of the Wishram, Washington to Bend, Oregon line of the BNSF Railway (formerly the Oregon Trunk line of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway).
Located at 45.65 -120.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Celilo Falls
Celilo Falls (Wyam, meaning "echo of falling water" or "sound of water upon the rocks," in several native languages) was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River, just east of the Cascade Mountains, on what is today the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The name refers to a series of cascades and waterfalls on the river, as well as to the native settlements and trading villages that existed there in various configurations for 15,000 years.
Located at 45.65 -120.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Celilo Village, Oregon
Celilo Village, Oregon is an unincorporated Native American community on the Columbia River in northeastern Wasco County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is near Lake Celilo, the former site of Celilo Falls; it is just south of the community of Wishram, Washington, across the Columbia River. In 2003 about 100 permanent residents lived in 14 dwellings. The site was once a major cultural and trading center, until Celilo Falls was inundated by The Dalles Dam in 1957.
Located at 45.65 -120.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Wishram (Amtrak station)
Wishram, Washington is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Wishram, Washington. The station, parking, track, and platforms are owned by BNSF Railway.
Located at 45.66 -120.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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