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Showing posts with label Laing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laing. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Monday, August 4, 2025
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Monday, June 12, 2023
Monday, July 17, 2017
1979 Emergency Repairs To Milwaukee Road Trestle Authorized
Current view of the crossing of county road U.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Marcellus branch shipment points
A traffic report for the Marcellus branch of the Milwaukee Road shows the following shippers (S) and consignee (C) for the movement of grain. Date is from the 4th week of September, 1977.
Tiflis (nothing shipped)
Laing (nothing shipped)
Ruff-
(S) Odessa Trading
(C) Kalama-Northern Pacific Grain Growers
(C) Tacoma-Continental Grain
Moody
(S) Odessa Trading
(C) Kalama-Northern Pacific Grain Growers
Batum
(S) Odessa Trading
(c) Kalama- Northern Pacific Grain Growers
Lauer
(S) Odessa Union Warehouse
(c) Continental Grain Tacoma
Jantz (nothing shipped)
Reiman
(s) Odessa Union Warehouse
(c) Seattle-Fisher Flouring Mill
(c) Tacoma-Continental Grain
Schoonover
(s) Odessa Union Warehouse
(c) Longview-Continental Grain
(C) Tacoma-Continental Grain
Packard (nothing shipped)
Marcellus
(S) Ritzville Warehouse
(c) Tacoma-Continental Grain
(C) Kalama-Northern Pacific Grain Growers
Tiflis (nothing shipped)
Laing (nothing shipped)
Ruff-
(S) Odessa Trading
(C) Kalama-Northern Pacific Grain Growers
(C) Tacoma-Continental Grain
Moody
(S) Odessa Trading
(C) Kalama-Northern Pacific Grain Growers
Batum
(S) Odessa Trading
(c) Kalama- Northern Pacific Grain Growers
Lauer
(S) Odessa Union Warehouse
(c) Continental Grain Tacoma
Jantz (nothing shipped)
Reiman
(s) Odessa Union Warehouse
(c) Seattle-Fisher Flouring Mill
(c) Tacoma-Continental Grain
Schoonover
(s) Odessa Union Warehouse
(c) Longview-Continental Grain
(C) Tacoma-Continental Grain
Packard (nothing shipped)
Marcellus
(S) Ritzville Warehouse
(c) Tacoma-Continental Grain
(C) Kalama-Northern Pacific Grain Growers
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tidbits from the Milwaukee Road Timetable of 1980
CMSTP&P RR CO.,
Office of Division Manager,
Washington-Montana Division
Tacoma, Washington
January 1, 1980
Timetable NO. 32
TWENTIETH SUBDIVISION
Do not exceed 15 mph 600 feet east to 600 feet west of Alder Street HWY Crossing located just west of depot at Moses Lake, account short circuit for highway crossing signals.
There is a broken rail on Main Track at Alder Street Crossing at Moses Lake. Trains and Engines will operate through the Auxiliary Track Switches lined and locked for movement through the Auxiliary Track.
Westward movements MUST STOP after activating Highway Crossing Signals at Alder Street in order that Highway traffic has adequate warning and then proceed over the crossing.
TWENTY-FIRST SUBDIVISION
Between Tiflis and Marcellus trains do no exceed:
10 MPH over east and west switches at Old Moody
10 MPH over west switch at Old Schoonover
Do Not exceed 10 MPH between MP 11 and east switch of Laing Industry Track.
D.H. Burke
Acting Division Manager
Office of Division Manager,
Washington-Montana Division
Tacoma, Washington
January 1, 1980
Timetable NO. 32
TWENTIETH SUBDIVISION
Do not exceed 15 mph 600 feet east to 600 feet west of Alder Street HWY Crossing located just west of depot at Moses Lake, account short circuit for highway crossing signals.
There is a broken rail on Main Track at Alder Street Crossing at Moses Lake. Trains and Engines will operate through the Auxiliary Track Switches lined and locked for movement through the Auxiliary Track.
Westward movements MUST STOP after activating Highway Crossing Signals at Alder Street in order that Highway traffic has adequate warning and then proceed over the crossing.
TWENTY-FIRST SUBDIVISION
Between Tiflis and Marcellus trains do no exceed:
10 MPH over east and west switches at Old Moody
10 MPH over west switch at Old Schoonover
Do Not exceed 10 MPH between MP 11 and east switch of Laing Industry Track.
D.H. Burke
Acting Division Manager
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