Saturday, October 9, 2010

Columbia River AFEs

This is a summary to the "Applications For Expenditures" (AFE) files which were project files for all purchases, construction or removal of facilities or equipment from Great Northern property. These files sometimes contain correspondence, invoices, blueprints and other project information, and often contain insight into events or changes in a specific area at a point in time.

As a summary, it does give a look into the changes made over the years.

From the GN-NP Archives.

1898    Extend passing track 500 feet
1899    Construct 700 foot industry track
1901    Install steel in bridge #356 at Moses Coulee
1904    Construct cattle guard
1904    Construct station platform
1905    Install ROW fence
1907    Construct temporary station facility
1907    Install mail crane
1908    Place car body for other purposes
1908    Construct new setout track and throw east end of industry track, extend 500 feet
1908    Construct spur track
1909    Construct standard depot
1909    Install ROW fence 8360 feet 1/2 mile east
1909    Install pipe culvert
1913    At bridge 356, replace pile abutment at east end with concrete
1914    Add 967 foot extension on west end of passing track
1915    Erect 3930 foot ROW fence 7 miles north
1915    Erect 1900 foot ROW fence 1 3/4 miles east
1916    Remove loose rock east of Tunnel 12
1916    Install ROW fence
1917    Remove loose rock east of Tunnel 12
1917    Install ROW fence
1917    Install car body for track workers
1919    Bring in mail cart
1920    Construct 250 ton coal chute and water tank
1920    Relay with 90# rail
1921    Bunk houses to Ephrata
1922    Rip rap at bridge #356 and dam
1922    Remove rocks from bluffs west of Tunnel 12
1922    Move section house from Winchester
1922    Install carbodies, water closet to Leavenworth
1923    Move hand care house from circle
1923    Construct water supply facilities
1923    Move mail crane
1923    Place screen doors on section house
1923    Install car bodies
1924    Purchase motor car body for section foreman
1928    Columbia River to Mansfield: Furnish and place 50000 second hand 5-58 tie plates on curves
1928    Remove mail crane
1928    Relay passing track with 90# rail
1930    Place partitions in depot
1931    Remove coal chute and track
1931    Remove cinder pit and tracks
1932    Remove equipment from depot
1936    Retire bunk house
1938    Remove span of bridge #356
1938    Columbia River to Mansfield, place 6309 second hand rail anchors
1939    Rip rap to protect bridge #356
1939    Columbia River to Appleyard: Relay with 112# &131# rail
1940    Water for section house
1941    Telephone wire to jct
1942    Remove pump at water station
1942    Retire car body
1943    Watchmans house to Soap Lake for depot
1943    Install cattle guard in ROW fence
1944    Retire abandoned ROW
1944    Replace pumps
1945    Electric lights in depot and section buildings
1945    Replace part of bridge #1
1945    Repair run-off damage near bridge #356
1946    Steel span bridge #1
1948    Record misc buildings
1952    Relay with 115# rail
1952    Construct Bonneville Power Spur
1952    Install culvert
1953    Retire test equipment
1953    Install temporary culverts
1954    Retire and sell section house
1955    Columbia River to Crater: Relay 6.2 miles
1956    Easement for highway
1957    Daylight Tunnel #12
1957    Purchase property for curves 459-460
1958    Realigning curves 459-460
1965    Code wires for CTC
1965    CTC Columbia River to Merritt
1969    Replace rail anchors on CTC sidings

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