Pioneer Surveyor Passes

From the "Spokesman-Review."

March 30, 1948

Milwaukee Chief Finds Growth, Optimism Here

From the "Spokesman Review."

May 6, 1959

Irby 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    Install ROW fence

1898    Extend passing track

1899    Extend passing track

1899    Construct passing track

1901    Install culvert

1901    Add rip rap to dyke of Crab Creek

1902    Construct bridge

1902    Renew culvert

1903    Construct platform

1903    Install ROW fence

1903    Install culvert

1904    Install water pump

1904    Install cattle guard in ROW fence

1904    Construct public crossing

1904    Install mail crane

1904    Construct industry track

1904    Extend passing track

1907    Remove windmill

1908    Erect 30x48 station

1909    Fill borrow pit and grade driveway at station

1909    Construct passing track

1909    Change outlet fixture on water tank from 7 inch to 10 inch diameter

1912    Install telephone in depot

1914    Replace signals

1914    Extend passing track 937 feet

1914    Install train order signal

1916    Construct water tank

1916    Add steel to bridge 327.1

1916    Add steel to bridge 329

1918    Raise sags

1919    Construct industry track

1920    Irby to Wilson Creek: Relay 15.39 miles with 90# rail

1921    In main line, relay present 85# rail, new when laid, with new 90# rail for a distance of 12500 feet east from east switch at Irby. Provide new angle bars, bolts, spikes and 7-5-58 tie plates

1922    Add car bodies

1922    Remove 2 public crossings

1924    Add steel to bridge 330

1925    Change public crossing

1926    Line change

1928    Deepen channel and fill bridges 331.3 and 331.4

1929    Extend passing track

1939    Line change at curve 379

1940    Install ROW fence

1940    Remove water facilities

1942    Renew bridges from Ft. Wright to Wilson Creek

1942    Add gates to ROW fence

1942    Improve crossing

1943    Replace bridge #331.1 near Irby. Replace bridge #332.2 with pipe culvert, widen channel between bridges 331.1 and 332.2

1944    Replace planking on bridge 329

1945    Retirement of property on account of line change

1946    Rip rap at bridge 327.1

1969    Prepare grade for side track

1970    Construct 10447 foot siding 3 miles west

Processing Firm Eyes Moses Lake

From the "Tri-City Herald."

December 10, 1951

Harrington 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.

1892    Construct 1 1/2 story 19x30 section house

1892    Construct 12x20 tool house

1892    Construct 24x16 bunk house

1892    Construct 24x60 depot

1893    Construct stockyards

1896    Construct spur track

1898    Install ROW fence

1898    Extend passing track

1899    Construct spur track

1900    Erect three room section house

1900    Relay house track

1900    Construct spur track

1900    Raise pocket in coal chute

1900    Relay house track

1901    Install cattle gates in ROW fence

1901    Install sidewalk at station

1901    Extend Harrington Mill Spur

1901    Dig well and place pump

1901    Install ROW fence

1901    Construct spur track to mill

1901    Install water closet

1901    Extend depot platform

1902    Install culvert

1902    Build 5.36 miles ROW fence on both sides of track

1902    Remodel station

1902    Install cattle guard in ROW fence

1902    Install ROW fence

1902    Place pump house with pump

1902    Construct industry track

1904    Install ROW fence

1904    Construct coal facility

1904    Construct public crossing

1906    Add drain box to ditch

1907    Install public crossing

1908    Install private crossing

1909    Move depot for freight room; construct 30x52 foot addition to provide office and waiting room

1909    Change outlet fixture on water tank from 7 inch to 10 inch diameter

1909    Move water closet to new location

1910    Replace pile and pony truss bridge #297 with concrete trestle 3 miles east

1910    Cancel well and hand pump at stockyard

1910    Place mail crane

1911    Install flush toilet in depot

1914    Replace signals

1914    Construct 985 foot extension on east end and 500 food extension on west end of passing track

1915    Replace water tank

1916    Deepen well

1916    Install ROW fence

1916    Construct Standard Oil Spur

1917    Add trespass signs

1917    Test wells

1917    Add toilets in section houses

1918    Exchange safe with Tonasket

1918    Throw switch for Harrington Mill Spur

1918    Upgrade track with angle bars and tie plates

1919    Connect water tank to city main

1919    Fill bridge 303

1920    Install 9x35 car body bunk house

1920    Construct 250 ton coal chute, 600 gallon oil cellar and necessary pipe with track 430 foot long

1920    Add crossing alarm bell and wigwag

1920    Place car body

1920    Abandon well and equipment

1921    1 mile west relay 900 track feet of 77 1/2# rail west from mile post 1529 with second hand 77 1/2# re-sawed rail

1921    Add sewer connection

1923    Remove coal chute to Doon, IA

1924    Harrington to Lamona: Relay 14 miles of main track using 90# and 130# rail. Work to be done on eastward track

1924    Conveyance of property

1924    Relay track Bluestem to Lamona

1924    Remove coal chute track

1925    Place 55 gallon drum with faucet, hasp, & rack

1925    Add electric lights in signal maintainer house

1925    Add stand pipe at end of platform

1925    Add platform lights at depot

1925    Relay track from Harrington to Lamona

1925    Move section house from Ferry

1926    Add electric lights to section house

1926    Install water meters

1928    Construct unloading platform

1928    Install private crossing

1928    Install public crossing

1929    Install public crossing

1929    Remove pens in stockyard

1929    Install steel in bridges 297 and 319

1932    Install water meter

1934    Replace wiring in depot

1936    Install gate in ROW fence

1937    Approve easement for highway

1937    Gravel platform area

1938    Add culvert for Sherlock Street

1938    Widen loading platform

1939    Remodel depot

1940    Change stockyard pens

1940    Install private crossing

1941    Remove ROW fence

1942    Remove ROW fence

1942    Quitclaim—abandon ROW

1943    Pave crossings at Sherlock Street

1944    Add walk along platform

1946    Connect standpipe to city water and remove water tower

1947    Install Griswold signals at Sherlock Street

1951    Install culvert

1952    Clean out Spokane Division culverts

1954    Retire section buildings

1956    Retire various buildings

1963    Take property into accounts

1966    Construct Harrington Grange Spur

Beginnings of the Grain Elevators in Ephrata

From the "Spokesman-Review."

December 25, 1908

State Asks Bids On Neppel Bridge

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

June 30, 1938

McCue 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.

1918    Install mail crane from Rock Island

1920    Install ROW fence

1926    Place rip rap

1928    Remove mail crane

1928    Install ROW fence

1935    McCue to Alstown: Replace 5000 No. G-58 tie plates with second hand 5-58 plates in curves

1940    Alter bridge 11

1949    Move camp building to Loon Lake

1962    Relay main track with second hand 112# rail

1963    Renew bridge 14

1963    Renew bridge 11

1963    Renew bridge 20

1963    Renew bridge 21

1963    Renew bridge 25

1964    Renew bridge 26

1964    Renew bridge 10

1964    Renew bridge 14

1964    Renew bridge 17-fill 1 span EE & 3 spans WE

1964    Renew bridge 15

1964    Renew bridge 30

1965    Renew bridge 15- fill 1 span EE & 3 spans WE

1965    Renew bridge 16-fill 1 span EE

1966    Renew bridge 22

Huge Grain Moving Task Facing Region's Railmen

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

April 15, 1955

Growers Unsure About Loan Plan

From the "Spokesman-Review."

August 4, 1971

Tracklaying and Surfacing of the Mansfield Branch

ICC Valuation documents courtesy of Aaron Schwarz.

Mansfield 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.

1911    Place private road crossing one mile west

1911    Install telephone in baggage car on Mansfield branch

1913    Place portable unloading platform

1914    Place a portable incline unloading platform

1916    Construct Standard Oil Spur

1916    Alter toilets

1917    Install express locker

1918    Install unloading platform

1919    Clean ditches from Columbia River to Mansfield

1920    Bridges and culverts Columbia River to Mansfield

1920    Place ballast cinders on branch

1920    Bridges from Columbia River to Mansfield

1921    Place ballast cinders on branch

1921    Assessment for road

1922    Repairs to bridges-Mansfield line

1922    Remove train order signal

1923    Bridge repairs

1923    Construct Columbia Valley Lumber Spur

1924    Bridge repairs Columbia River to Mansfield

1930    Construct Union Oil Spur

1931    Remove engine house, coaling dock, and 4 tracks

1932    Adjust accounts for destroyed tool house

1932    Move tool house from Palisades

1933    Retire snow fence

1936    Extend public crossing

1938    Install rail anchors Columbia River to Mansfield

1939    Adjust account for miscellaneous facilities Columbia River to Mansfield

1940    Remove industry track

1941    Remove tail track of wye

1941    Retirement of ROW north of Mansfield

1942    Remove depot (not done at this time)

1942    Remove water tank

1945    Repairs to roadbed-Mansfield line

1948    Install crossover (cancelled)

1949    Install crossover

1949    Easement for road

1951    Assessment for sewers

1955    Easement for driveway

1956    Move section buildings

1957    Retire ROW on Mansfield extension

1963    Rearrange bents-Bridge 43

1964    Rearrange bents and steel span- Bridge 43

Small Railroad Makes Money

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

May 10, 1940

Lamona 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    Construct passing track

1899    Construct passing track

1900    Install pumping plant

1900    Install ROW fence

1900    Construct public crossing

1900    Install cattle guard in ROW fence

1900    Install pumping plant

1900    Construct private crossing

1901    Construct public crossing

1901    Install ROW fence

1901    Relocate section house

1901    Construct warehouse

1902    Install ROW fence

1903    Install cattle guard in ROW fence

1903    Install mail crane

1903    Place gasoline storage tank with pipeline

1904    Install culvert

1904    Place rip rap along road bed

1904    Remove windmill and install gas pump

1906    Construct 16x24 water tank

1908    Place 12x34 portable depot

1908    Construct bridge

1909    Fill borrow pit and grade driveway at station

1909    Construct passing track

1909    Construct private crossing

1911    Remove windmill

1914    Construct 934 foot extension on east end of passing track

1915    Install telephone in depot

1916    Construct private crossing

1916    Install train order signal

1917    Construct stockyard

1917    Move road crossing

1918    Install public crossing

1919    Relay passing track

1920    Repair section house

1923    Purchase express truck

1923    Install water line to depot

1924    Lamona to Bluestem: Relay approx 13 miles of east and west bound main track at various point with new 89# rail in place of 77 1/2# and 85# rail, placing 8700 cubic yards of ballast

1926    Line change at bridge 312 and 313

1927    Change channel of Crab Creek

1929    Remove 100.000 capacity tank west of bridge 269 to be placed at Lamona, move pump house and place over well and install electric pumping equipment

1936    Lamona to Wilson Creek: Furnish and place 10.800 rail anchors for 90# rail

1936    Raise grade and new bridge 317.1

1936    Remove part of passing track

1937    Install steel in bridge 315

1938    Install ROW fence

1938    Replace section house

1939    Install automatic switches and bridge 292

1940    Repairs to bridges

1940    Retire depot

1942    Add water pump

1942    Install water tank from Spokane

1943    Relocate automatic train annunciator from Odessa and construct building to house same, also install selector equipment

1943    Install ROW fence

1945    Lamona to Odessa: relay 14.5 miles main line with 112# material

1946    Install ROW fence

1946    Retire well

1946    Retire gas pumping equipment

1948    Install spring switch at east end

1949    Install culvert

1954    Remove standpipe

1955    Retire water tank

1956    Retire pump houses and standpipes

1961    Remove siding and connect industry track to main line

1962    Place ballast along road bed

1962    Sell section house

1968    Renew bridge deck

1969    Prepare grade for side track

Five Mile Railroad Pays Good Dividends

From the "Toronto World."

July 24, 1914

Plans For A New Line From Wenatchee

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

July 7, 1905

The Waterville & Columbia River

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

November 6, 1905