Trestle 8 & Water

Water flume along the KVR in Myra Canyon

This trestle crosses what is now KLO Creek and tells another story of steam locomotives: the importance of water.

A few hundred meters upstream, a dam fed a flume that carried water to the tower near trestle 8 (inset photo).

Since steam engines couldn’t stop on the trestles due to their immense weight, they halted at the water tower near trestle 8. The tower’s foundation still stands just past trestle 8 on the uphill side, a reminder of the careful engineering that kept the KVR running through the canyon.

Trestle 8 is an excellent place for photos of Myra Canyon and trestles on the East side.

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