Select Adrian For Beet Sugar Refinery

From the "Grant County Journal."

September 24, 1948

1920s Ephrata View

Courtesy of the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center.

Late 1920s view. 

At least 6 of the buildings in this view are still standing today. McGraths on the left. The brick building in the distance on the left. The masonry building on the right, and the brick one with 3 windows on the right, and both buildings behind it are still there. Unfortunately the 10,000 gallon wooden water tank of the GN is long gone.

1909 Fire Insurance Map Of Wilbur

 

Last Mile Of Ryan Railroad Is Nearing Completion

From the  Spokane "Chronicle."

March 27, 1935

Difference Of Decades Warden

Courtesy of Blair Kooistra.

Blair says:

"Back in 1995, Columbia Basin Railroad had been operating a cluster of former Burlington Northern and Milwaukee Road lines in the Warden area for nine years. While business had grown from BN days, it certainly hadn't boomed yet, and traffic didn't tax the four SW1200's assigned to the line from parent Washington Central's roster.

"A lot has changed in 25 years, and with it, a boom in the agriculture business in the area. Now the nightly drag to the BNSF interchange in Connell and two nightly switch jobs require a stable of at least five SD9's and a single GP9. Facilities have expanded as well with a new maintenance shop for track machinery under construction as well as a clean locomotive fueling and inspection facility. The old steel yard office from Northern Pacific days is still there, and is one of the few constants in these two views."

 

81,000 Tons Of Beets In Basin

From the "Grant County Journal."

December 18, 1952

Ephrata's Kingdome?

From the "Grant County Journal."

April 6, 1981

NP Lind Cutoff Bobs Up Again

From the "Spokesman Review."

November 14, 1909

 

Milwaukee Line Will Build North And South Of Othello

From the Spokane "Chronicle."

September 27, 1909