Friday, May 28, 2021

Milwaukee E25 At Othello

Courtesy of Dave Morgan.

Dave says:

"Here is another shot of the south end of E25, sitting in Othello in 1970."



Thursday, May 27, 2021

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Photographer Haynes At Wilbur

Pictures were found on the Historic Eastern Washington Facebook page.

"Northern Pacific depot in Wilbur, WA circa 1880s. Notice the train car in the background for the Haynes Photography Studio, a traveling photographer that would travel city to city by connecting his personal car to the major lines.

[Depot photo: Washington State Historical Society]"

I add: 

The line to Wilbur was completed in 1889. The track does look freshly laid. Non-treated oak ties. No tie plates.




Monday, May 17, 2021

Railroads Around Fairchild

Guest post by Ted Curphey.

All time map of the railroads in and around Fairchild AFB west of Spokane. Some of these lines never coexisted, like the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern / Washington Water Power line in the bottom right corner was gone long before the airbase was built during WWII. 

Black lines are existing rail lines and red lines are abandoned railroads. Fairchild itself had a extensive network of spurs to serve various warehouses and fuel supply points as all the avgas and jet fuel arrived in tankcars prior to the coming of the Yellowstone Pipeline in the mid 1950's. 

The last trackage inside the base was removed in 2011 after the Spokane County owned Geiger Spur was rerouted to the state owned railroad out of Cheney (The CW, or Central Washington line).



Sunday, May 16, 2021

Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Bridge Photos

Images courtesy of Kyle James Jarvis.

Kyle says:

"A collection of scans of 2nd generation photocopies of local RR photos from the MAC Ferris Archive and the City Library NW Room. I made these copies about 15 years ago, of photocopies in plastic. I'm posting these because I have not seen these in other locations online, and the originals do not appear to have been digitized."

"Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern bridge at Downriver. This bridge was built in 1888, and was later used by the Great Northern from 1892-1902. Looking northwest."



"Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern track running downriver. The trestle on the left is over the draw T.J.Meenach comes down today, and a pre-road Doomsday Hill in in the distance. Looking southeast."


"Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern bridge @ Downriver. This bridge was built in 1888, and was later used by the Great Northern from 1892-1902. Looking downriver."

And a map of the area, showing the bridge over the river.



Saturday, May 15, 2021

NP Washington State Maps

Images courtesy of Dennis Lee.

Not sure of the exact date, but the line showing the cutoff between Bassett Jct and Ellensburg dates to around 1914.




Friday, May 14, 2021

1981 Wenatchee Helper

Photo by Greg Weirich.

May 31, 1981

A lite helper set is returning to Wenatchee after helping a train over Stevens pass. The power has just crossed Orondo St and the crew's trip is ending.



Thursday, May 13, 2021

GN 1147 Wreck At Harrington

From the Spokane "Chronicle." 

May 31, 1910.


From the Wenatchee "World."

June 1, 1910.






Sunday, May 9, 2021

Davenport Airmarker Photo

From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Donald and Lela Crawford Airphoto Company Photograph Collection. PH Coll 624.

November 3, 1967

See this spot today.


 

 

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Odessa Airmarker Photo

From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Donald and Lela Crawford Airphoto Company Photograph Collection. PH Coll 624.

October 26, 1967

See this spot today.


 

 

Friday, May 7, 2021

Ephrata Airmarker Photo

From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Donald and Lela Crawford Airphoto Company Photograph Collection. PH Coll 624.

September 28, 1967

See this spot today.


 

 

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Othello Airmarker Photo

From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Donald and Lela Crawford Airphoto Company Photograph Collection. PH Coll 624.

October 26, 1967

See this spot today.


 

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Quincy Airmarker Photo

From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Donald and Lela Crawford Airphoto Company Photograph Collection. PH Coll 624.

September 28, 1967

See this spot today.


 

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Wilbur Airmarker Photo

From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Donald and Lela Crawford Airphoto Company Photograph Collection. PH Coll 624.

November 3, 1967

See this spot today.



 

Monday, May 3, 2021

Wilson Creek Airmarker Photo

From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Donald and Lela Crawford Airphoto Company Photograph Collection. PH Coll 624.

September 28, 1967

See this spot today.