Contract Defeat Is Called Tragic

From the "Spokesman Review."

October 22, 1959

Milwaukee Road Bridge Pillar Demolition

March 15, 2014

Courtesy of Kurt Moose, who was standing right next to me. My pictures to come soon.

1912 NP and Milwaukee Public Timetables

From the "Neppel Record."

December 27, 1912

Neppel Depot Perspective Scetch

From the "Neppel Record."

December 27, 1912

Map Model City At Coulee Dam

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

March 28, 1934

Railroad Project Could See Stimulus Money

From the "Columbia Basin Herald."

July 8, 2009

Basin Grain Bin Also Nearly Full

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

October 18, 1979

2006 Wheeler Section House

Prefab building built by the Northern Pacific in the 1960s to replace the original one. This is right next to the prefab depot. Note the "WCRC" on the mailbox. This was for the previous shortline name for this line, the Washington Central.

Bruce Watertank

I did get a photo of it in 2006, during a speeder tour of the Columbia Basin Railway. Sorry about the dirty windshield.

Bruce and Wheeler had identical water tanks. Unfortunately, the one at Bruce is gone. See the destruction here.

Schlomer

These buildings are now gone and the place is just a memory.

Frischknecht

A tough one to spell, let alone pronounce. See it here.

The wooden elevator has been torn down.

Shano

Remains of the railroad siding at Shano. See it here.

Koren

Last of the buildings at the old Connell Northern siding of Koren. Location is just south of Bruce, WA, right alongside SR 26.

1960s Bruce Depot

Prefab building the Northern Pacific used to replace the original depot at Bruce, WA. A similar one sits at Wheeler, WA.

"Farm In A Day" Gifts Readied

From the "Spokesman Review."

May 1, 1952

State Funds Railroad Project

From the "Columbia Basin Herald."

August 30, 2009

2 Rail Line OKs Sought

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

December 13, 1965

Biodiesel Could Be Future For Railroads

The State Of Lincoln?

From the "Wilson Creek World."

January 15, 1915

This cartoon was discovered via a blog entry over at the Washington State Library Blog. See the post here.

I can only imagine what the nice folks over in George, WA would say if something like this were to happen today.

Mansfield Branch Extension?

From a 1918 USGS map.

Ellensburg Cutoff Map

Construction Of The NP Engine Facility At Adrian

More Communications Regarding The Ellensburg Cutoff

Communication Between The Milwaukee And The Northern Pacific At Warden

More Hints Of The Ellensburg Cutoff

Guess What The President Saw?

First Glimpse Of The Connell Northern