WALLOWA COUNTY â Trains could be moving again in a major portion of Wallowa County. Passenger excursion train service, derailed, the past three years because of weak bridges at Howard Creek and Water Canyon, could be rolling in Wallowa County in the near future thanks to the efforts of the Wallowa Union Railroad. A new footing has been put in at Howard Creek Bridge, 6 miles southwest of Minam, replacing one that flooding washed out about two years ago. And the replacement of the old bridge at Water Canyon, 5 miles south of Wallowa, almost is complete. The bridge needed replacing because of its declining condition due to its age.