Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.
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. Thanks for stopping by! --Dan Bolyard
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Friday, July 29, 2022
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Monday, July 25, 2022
BN AFE Index Card-Wilbur
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Saturday, July 23, 2022
A Huge Sand Hill
From the Spokane "Chronicle."
April 20, 1973
From the "Spokane 60 Years Ago" column. From the Chronicle dated April 20, 1913.
I have yet to locate the corresponding article from 1913.
Friday, July 22, 2022
State Agrees To Purchase Railroad
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
10 Grain Cars Are Derailed
Monday, July 18, 2022
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Midway Substation Views
Courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Formerly accessed by the Milwaukee Road Hanford branch. Note a few views still have rail visible. This spot is now isolated from the national rail network.
Friday, July 15, 2022
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Cut Off On The Northern
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
1984 Amtrak At Wenatchee View
Photo courtesy of Brian Ambrose.
Brian says:
"Amtrak 7 with F40PH's 366 364 has just arrived at Wenatchee, WA 5-27-84 and after station work will be on its way west to Seattle again."