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