Saturday, July 12, 2025

1892 Coulee City View

Courtesy of the Montana Historical Society (online) Haynes Collection. 
March 1892


"Another terrific Northern Pacific scene, with Baldwin 4-4-0 No. 37 and train at Coulee City, Washington in March 1892. Snow could still be expected in that month, hence the wedge plow pilot still affixed in place. Her engineer was listed by the photographer as F. J. McClung. The photographer's rolling studio car was at the end of the train.


"NP's then-new division engine terminal made a fine background, the coaling dock at left and 6-stall stonework roundhouse at right."



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8 comments:

  1. Kurt MooseJuly 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM

    Everything in this pic is awesome!

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  2. SDP45July 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM

    I think I said that too!

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  3. NP FanJuly 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM

    Great photo! I had never seen the roundhouse before. That was quite a structure!

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  4. SDP45July 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM

    I have seen one other view from this timeframe. It soon burned down and was replaced with a 2 stall version.

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  5. NP FanJuly 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM

    A six stall down to a two stall. Quite a size difference. Was this because the original plans were to continue this line on towards Bridgeport and then decided not to, thus no need for the larger facilities?

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  6. SDP45July 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM

    I'm pretty sure that is correct. Business didn't pan out quite like expected.

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  7. AlanJuly 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM

    What about "The photographer's rolling studio car ..." -- is that a drover caboose?

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  8. SDP45July 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM

    Good question. Maybe?

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