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. I know it's easy to grab an image from here and post it elsewhere, like Steve Renfrow does, but if you do, could you at least give this site a little credit? Dan Bolyard
Friday, June 30, 2017
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Monday, June 19, 2017
World's Biggest Little Railway Gone Forever
Courtesy of Darrin Nelson. See his fine site regarding the Mansfield Branch and Waterville Railway here.
From the "Seattle Times."
November 8, 1954
From the "Seattle Times."
November 8, 1954
Sunday, June 18, 2017
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Saturday, June 10, 2017
1909 NP Lind Cutoff-Ritzville Cutoff Survey Map
Courtesy of the NP Telltale.
1909 map showing how the NP wanted to get across the state via this proposed cutoff to shorten the distance cross-state traffic would have to take, via dipping down to the Pasco area then back up through Yakima.
Grading was completed from Ritzville to Bassett Jct, where it intersected with the Connell Northern branch. Track was laid from Bassett Jct to a little spot known as Schrag when the project was shelved. Sources say it was likely due to WW1 and it's effect on the NP. Further studies were completed up to the 1950s regarding completion of the project, including one that had the NP running over the Milwaukee from Lind to Ellensburg.
All you see today is that section of track from Bassett Jct to the lonely elevator at Schrag, now operated as needed by the Columbia Basing Railway.
1909 map showing how the NP wanted to get across the state via this proposed cutoff to shorten the distance cross-state traffic would have to take, via dipping down to the Pasco area then back up through Yakima.
Grading was completed from Ritzville to Bassett Jct, where it intersected with the Connell Northern branch. Track was laid from Bassett Jct to a little spot known as Schrag when the project was shelved. Sources say it was likely due to WW1 and it's effect on the NP. Further studies were completed up to the 1950s regarding completion of the project, including one that had the NP running over the Milwaukee from Lind to Ellensburg.
All you see today is that section of track from Bassett Jct to the lonely elevator at Schrag, now operated as needed by the Columbia Basing Railway.
Friday, June 9, 2017
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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