1952 Moses Lake Area Map

 

1930 Abandonment Proposal Odair To Wheeler

1914 NP AFE Nagel ROW Fence

Courtesy of the NPRHA.

1918 NP AFE Nagel Gravel Spur

Courtesy of the NPRHA.

Willoughby To Nagel Name Change

From the Grant County Commissioners Proceedings.

Nagel

Courtesy of Harold Hochstatter.

Date unknown.

1923 Nagel Topo Map

Wondering where in the heck Nagel is? Partway between Gloyd and Wheeler, north of Moses Lake.

BNSF Track Segment 379

Compiled by the late Alan Eisenberg.

Green segments were in service at the time the list was made. Red was out of service or gone. "CB" stands for "Columbia Basin Railway."

Doles Spur

Doles Spur is between Mitchell Spur (K142) and Gloyd (K149). It was
constructed as a gravel pit spur during construction of the Connell Northern Railway
Company. It was later named Nagel Spur. Nagel was established as a station
in October 1, 1911 and was named after a man who was land agent for the Grant
Realty Company of Milwaukee. He owned lands in the vicinity of Moses Lake
near here. A Fred Nagel took up a homestead near here about the year 1906
but evidently later moved to Twin Falls, Idaho. Along the line of time, the
name was changed to Banks and then back to Nagel. The reason for Dole and Banks
is probably the same, after someone who had influence. The town, under any
name, never grew large enough for a post office. Grant County, Washington
(Section 18, Township 20 North, Range 28 East)
Station K145, from Connell, MP 45.6 originally, then from Cheney, MP 139.9
to 141.2 (depending on the year)