Sunday, July 31, 2022

BN AFE Inndex Card--Reardan

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.



Saturday, July 30, 2022

BN AFE Index Card--Raugust

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.



Friday, July 29, 2022

BN AFE Index Card--Wheeler

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.




Thursday, July 28, 2022

BN AFE Index Card--Shano

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.

Another short list. NP era ones are in the works.



Wednesday, July 27, 2022

BN AFE Index Card--Sagehill

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.



Tuesday, July 26, 2022

BN AFE Index Card--Wahluke

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.

A delightfully short list. NP era AFE's are in the works.



Monday, July 25, 2022

BN AFE Index Card-Wilbur

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.



Sunday, July 24, 2022

BN AFE Index Card--Warden

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.



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.



Disappointment Voiced Over Wheat Harvest

From the Spokane "Chronicle."

August 9, 1947



Friday, July 22, 2022

Coulee City Mail Will Be By Train

From the Spokane "Chronicle."

May 14, 1940



State Agrees To Purchase Railroad

From the Moscow-Pullman "Daily News."

February 9, 2007




Thursday, July 21, 2022

Two Trainmen Killed In NP Wreck Near Warden

From the Ellensburg "Daily Record."

December 27, 1952




Car Back On Tracks

From "The Bulletin."

November 29, 1988



Wednesday, July 20, 2022

1914 Meeting Of GN Agents At Soap Lake

Courtesy of the Grant County Historical Society.



Tuesday, July 19, 2022

10 Grain Cars Are Derailed

From the Spokane "Chronicle."

December 17, 1963



Monday, July 18, 2022

Derailment Tips Rail Cars

From the "Spokesman Review."

April 23, 1984



Sunday, July 17, 2022

1943 Hanford Branch View

Somewhere between Priest Rapids and Midway Substation.

August 7, 1943.



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

Odair Crane Building Interior Views

Courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation.

Before the crane was removed.





Thursday, July 14, 2022

Milw 290 At Othello

Allen Dobney photo. Courtesy of Allen Miller.

1967



Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Cut Off On The Northern

From the Seattle "Star."

March 23, 1899



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."



Monday, July 11, 2022

Reardan Area View

Courtesy of Kirk Carlson.

Early 1950s?



Sunday, July 10, 2022

NP CW Construction Era Photo

Courtesy of Kirk Carlson.

Location unknown, but likely in the Reardan area.



Saturday, July 9, 2022

Mail Delayed By Wreck

Newspaper unknown.

July 24, 1929



Railroad Hauls Water Cars

Newspaper unknown.

August 16, 1915



Friday, July 8, 2022

Alstown AFEs

Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz.

In the BN era.