1946 Plan To Rehab The Connell Northern And Adrian Cutoff

Courtesy of the MHS.

February 14, 1946

Valuation Of Washington 14 Ritzville Branch

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for digging this out.

From the NP Valuation of it's system prepared for the ICC in the 1920s.

The Ritzville Cutoff In 1956?

From a 1956 NP system map.

The Ritzville Cutoff in 1909?

From an NP system map.

The Ritzville Cutoff In 1932?

From an NP system map from 1932.

Smack Through The Middle Of The Columbia Basin

From the "Spokesman Review."

January 26, 1947

1925 Weber Coulee Trestle

Courtesy of JP3.

Located between Bassett Junction and Ritell.

See this spot today.

1934 Ritell & Bassett Junction Track Profile

 

2019 Wheeler Turn

Photos by Jonathan Fischer.

November 22, 2019

Jonathan says:

" CBRW 302 leads a short, two car, Friday local from Warden, Washington, to Wheeler, Washington (and return).

CBRW 302 is initially spotted leaving Warden northbound in the early morning. Also noted were CBRW 652, 608, & 651. Five miles away, at Bassett Jct., the sun had given way to fog/low clouds."

 

1952 Moses Lake Area Map

 

Tiflis/Bassett Junction

Guest post by William Russ.

There are 2 competing railroads in this April 21, 1959 aerial. The difficult local geography caused them to build fairly close to each other here. Zoom in on this high-resolution image and you will see both Junction A and B feature a wye. South of here each railroad serves the same town. North of here they go their own separate ways and don't compete with each other, not within the same towns anyway. The railroads cross each other at two places within this aerial. Neither crossing is at grade so there is no mention of them in the respective TTs. 

Railroad A: Connell Northern/Northern Pacific, Burlington Northern
Railroad B: Milwaukee Road
Junction A: Basset Junction N of Ritell on the NP Connell Northern Branch
Junction B: Tiflis Wye on the Milwaukee Road

1983 Portland Division Train Briefs

Courtesy of Lynn Francis.

April 1, 1983

Local Freight Trains-Portland Division  Revised 4-1-83

Pasco-Walla Walla-Lewiston Area------Trainmaster Distric 1
Local Train-----On Duty-Freq------Territory
61810 WWV Local 0830    DXSa-Su   W Walla-Milton Freewater & Ret A
61810 WWV Local         As Reqd.  College Place-Baker-Langdon
                                  & Ret B

61613 Pasco-Dixie Local 0900 Mo-We-Fr Pasco to Walla Walla,
Dixie & Ret.
61811 Snake River Swr. 1500 DXSu Pasco-Finley-Yellepit & Ret. A
61811 Snake River Swr. DXSu Pasco-Martindale-Burbank & Ret. B
61811 Snake River Swr. DXSu Pasco-Kennewick & Ret. C
61811 Snake River Swr. As Reqd.--Kennewick-Richland & Ret.
61817 Riparia Turn 1930 DXMo Pasco-Riparia & Ret.
61819 Pendleton Turn 0800 DXSu Pasco-Pendleton & Ret. A
61819 Pendleton Turn As Reqd. Smeltz-Athena & Ret. B

Connell-Wheeler-Cheney Area-------Trainmaster District 2
61826 Connell-Whlr Turn 1000 DXSu Connell-Wheeler & Ret. A
                         As Reqd. Bassett Jct-Schrag & Ret. B
61828 Pasco-Bruce Turn 1500 DXSu Pasco-Bruce & Ret. A
                        As Reqd. Mesa-Basin City & Ret. B
61823 Wheeler-Othello Turn 1800 DXSa Wheeler-Othello Lake &
                                     Ret. A
61421 Wheeler-Moses Lake 0700 DXSu Wheeler-Moses Lake & Ret. A
      Turn 0700 As Reqd. Wheeler-Royal City & Ret. B

Yakima-Toppenish-Grandview Area------Trainmaster District 3
61832 White Swan Local 0830 Tu-Th-Su  Yakima-Mabton & Ret. A
61832 White Swan Local As Reqd. Toppenish-White Swan & Ret. C
61835 NYV Local 0830 Mo-We-Fr Yakima-Moxee City & Ret. A
61835 NYV Local 0830 Mo-We-Fr Yakima-Naches-Tieton & Ret. B
61833 15th Sub div. Lcl 0800 As Reqd. To Pasco-Buena & Ret.

1973 BN Portland Region Local Freight Train Briefs

Courtesy of Sheldon Perry.

1915 NP AFE Bassett Jct Area Fencing

Courtesy of the NPRHA.

1976 Burlington Northern Oregon Division Locals And Switch Engines

Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz and the PNRA.

Edited heavily to just include our coverage area.

BN AFE Index Card-Bassett Jct

Courtesy of the PNRA and Aaron Schwarz.

Two Trainmen Killed In NP Wreck Near Warden

From the Ellensburg "Daily Record."

December 27, 1952

Trains Running By September 1

From the Wenatchee "World."

July 23, 1910

Bassett Junction Revisited

Reprinted by permission of the NPRHA.

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.