Sunday, May 27, 2018

Milk Cans On The NP

Email from the NP Telltale email group.


By Doug Nighswonger


August 2001

"IN 1972, WHILE FOLLOWING THE LOCAL FROM COULEE CITY EAST I STOPPED AT THE DEPOT AT ALMIRA, WA ON THE FORMER NP CENTRAL WASHINGTON BRANCH. ON THE DEPOT PLATFORM SITTING IN THE SHADE WERE SEVERAL MILK CANS WITH THE SHIPPING TAGS ON THEM. 

"THE AGENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY STILL SHIPPED MILK TO A CREAMERY IN SPOKANE IN THE CABOOSE ON A BAGGAGE RATE. THE CANS WERE SILVER WITH THE LIDS PAINTED YELLOW. NOT ONLY WAS MILK STILL BEING SHIPPED BUT TELEGRAPH WAS THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STATIONS. ON BRANCH LINES THINGS SOMETIMES TAKE A LONG TIME TO DIE OUT."

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