Huge Grain Moving Task Facing Region's Railmen

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

April 15, 1955

Growers Unsure About Loan Plan

From the "Spokesman-Review."

August 4, 1971

Tracklaying and Surfacing of the Mansfield Branch

ICC Valuation documents courtesy of Aaron Schwarz.

Mansfield AFEs

This is a summary to the "Applications For Expenditures" (AFE) files which were project files for all purchases, construction or removal of facilities or equipment from Great Northern property. These files sometimes contain correspondence, invoices, blueprints and other project information, and often contain insight into events or changes in a specific area at a point in time.

As a summary, it does give a look into the changes made over the years.

From the GN-NP Archives.

1911    Place private road crossing one mile west

1911    Install telephone in baggage car on Mansfield branch

1913    Place portable unloading platform

1914    Place a portable incline unloading platform

1916    Construct Standard Oil Spur

1916    Alter toilets

1917    Install express locker

1918    Install unloading platform

1919    Clean ditches from Columbia River to Mansfield

1920    Bridges and culverts Columbia River to Mansfield

1920    Place ballast cinders on branch

1920    Bridges from Columbia River to Mansfield

1921    Place ballast cinders on branch

1921    Assessment for road

1922    Repairs to bridges-Mansfield line

1922    Remove train order signal

1923    Bridge repairs

1923    Construct Columbia Valley Lumber Spur

1924    Bridge repairs Columbia River to Mansfield

1930    Construct Union Oil Spur

1931    Remove engine house, coaling dock, and 4 tracks

1932    Adjust accounts for destroyed tool house

1932    Move tool house from Palisades

1933    Retire snow fence

1936    Extend public crossing

1938    Install rail anchors Columbia River to Mansfield

1939    Adjust account for miscellaneous facilities Columbia River to Mansfield

1940    Remove industry track

1941    Remove tail track of wye

1941    Retirement of ROW north of Mansfield

1942    Remove depot (not done at this time)

1942    Remove water tank

1945    Repairs to roadbed-Mansfield line

1948    Install crossover (cancelled)

1949    Install crossover

1949    Easement for road

1951    Assessment for sewers

1955    Easement for driveway

1956    Move section buildings

1957    Retire ROW on Mansfield extension

1963    Rearrange bents-Bridge 43

1964    Rearrange bents and steel span- Bridge 43

Small Railroad Makes Money

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

May 10, 1940

Lamona AFEs

This is a summary to the "Applications For Expenditures" (AFE) files which were project files for all purchases, construction or removal of facilities or equipment from Great Northern property. These files sometimes contain correspondence, invoices, blueprints and other project information, and often contain insight into events or changes in a specific area at a point in time.

As a summary, it does give a look into the changes made over the years.

From the GN-NP Archives.

1898    Construct passing track

1899    Construct passing track

1900    Install pumping plant

1900    Install ROW fence

1900    Construct public crossing

1900    Install cattle guard in ROW fence

1900    Install pumping plant

1900    Construct private crossing

1901    Construct public crossing

1901    Install ROW fence

1901    Relocate section house

1901    Construct warehouse

1902    Install ROW fence

1903    Install cattle guard in ROW fence

1903    Install mail crane

1903    Place gasoline storage tank with pipeline

1904    Install culvert

1904    Place rip rap along road bed

1904    Remove windmill and install gas pump

1906    Construct 16x24 water tank

1908    Place 12x34 portable depot

1908    Construct bridge

1909    Fill borrow pit and grade driveway at station

1909    Construct passing track

1909    Construct private crossing

1911    Remove windmill

1914    Construct 934 foot extension on east end of passing track

1915    Install telephone in depot

1916    Construct private crossing

1916    Install train order signal

1917    Construct stockyard

1917    Move road crossing

1918    Install public crossing

1919    Relay passing track

1920    Repair section house

1923    Purchase express truck

1923    Install water line to depot

1924    Lamona to Bluestem: Relay approx 13 miles of east and west bound main track at various point with new 89# rail in place of 77 1/2# and 85# rail, placing 8700 cubic yards of ballast

1926    Line change at bridge 312 and 313

1927    Change channel of Crab Creek

1929    Remove 100.000 capacity tank west of bridge 269 to be placed at Lamona, move pump house and place over well and install electric pumping equipment

1936    Lamona to Wilson Creek: Furnish and place 10.800 rail anchors for 90# rail

1936    Raise grade and new bridge 317.1

1936    Remove part of passing track

1937    Install steel in bridge 315

1938    Install ROW fence

1938    Replace section house

1939    Install automatic switches and bridge 292

1940    Repairs to bridges

1940    Retire depot

1942    Add water pump

1942    Install water tank from Spokane

1943    Relocate automatic train annunciator from Odessa and construct building to house same, also install selector equipment

1943    Install ROW fence

1945    Lamona to Odessa: relay 14.5 miles main line with 112# material

1946    Install ROW fence

1946    Retire well

1946    Retire gas pumping equipment

1948    Install spring switch at east end

1949    Install culvert

1954    Remove standpipe

1955    Retire water tank

1956    Retire pump houses and standpipes

1961    Remove siding and connect industry track to main line

1962    Place ballast along road bed

1962    Sell section house

1968    Renew bridge deck

1969    Prepare grade for side track

Five Mile Railroad Pays Good Dividends

From the "Toronto World."

July 24, 1914

Plans For A New Line From Wenatchee

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

July 7, 1905

The Waterville & Columbia River

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

November 6, 1905