2007 Ralston Depot View

Courtesy of Allen Miller.

At this point the structure had been moved out of "town" into a nearby field.

Ralston Station Map

Courtesy of Mark Borleske and the Cascade Rail Foundation.

 

Ralston Depot View

Courtesy of Allen Miller. 

This was sometime after the structure was moved to a nearby field.

Towns In Basin Named After Considerable Thought

 

1970 Ralston View

Thanks to William Russ for finding this.

Courtesy of USGS.

July 13, 1971

Ryan Reed adds:
" The depot is gone, moved but gone, the section house is gone, the flour mill and flathouse across the highway are also gone - burned to the ground. Several coal sheds had been picked up and sent to the Marcellus branch to store grain doors. All those structures were still there in the mid-60s. Ralston got hit hard with the Gap housecleaning from '67 to '70. The two cribs were cut down with chain saws after '82 and the wood was buried outside of town."

1910s New Towns And Business Opportunities

 

Ralston View

Photos by John Barriger III. 

1930s view?

Thanks to Gary Dunn for brining it to my attention.

1970 Ralston View

Photo courtesy of Ken Albrecht.

Ken says:

"Milwaukee  Road crew with pair of EMD GP40s (2032+1) plus 1 FP45 trailing roll  their manifest East across the non-electrified Gap between Othello WA and  Avery ID at Ralston WA circa October, 1970.

"Tip o' the hat to Ryan Reed, Dan Bolyard, Fred Hyde, others re direction, location ID."

Ralston Depot Rear-side View

Courtesy of Allen Miller.

Post 1980.

2017-2018 Public Grain Warehouses And Dealers

1930s Ralston

Courtesy of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library.

1915 Report On Grain In Eastern Washington

From the "Fifth Annual Report of the Public Service Commission of Washington to The Governor."

 Covering the period from December 1, 1914 to November 30, 1915.

Milwaukee Train At Ralston

Courtesy of Blair Kooistra.

June 8, 1979

Tied down on the main at Ralston with units 163 and 152.

Milwaukee Road Ralston Well Location

This well is still on file with the Washington State Department of Ecology.

Here is the record.

Location has recently been restored and is the little building between the words "John Wayne Trail" and "Lind-Ralston Rd."

See this location today.

1969 Milwaukee Road Timetable Emergency Telephone List