This site features daily historical railroad posts from the Big Bend/Columbia Plateau region of Washington state. As a personal site, this is my online filing cabinet of interesting things I've come across about railroading in the area.
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Dan Bolyard
Thursday, June 23, 2016
1919 Othello Roundhouse Fire
Photograph by Lylah Hodson; courtesy of the Othello Community Museum.
The roundhouse in Othello caught fire in 1919 after the July 4 baseball game in town. The building was a total loss, as were 8 steam engines. The roundhouse was rebuilt as a wood building.
2 comments:
The Roundhouse was rebuilt in Wood, not brick as far as I know. At least the Milwaukee one was wood when I visited it in 1980 with Wade Stevenson.
Thanks for the info. Will edit appropriately.
Dan
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