NP President To Visit Area

From the "Spokesman-Review."

April 21, 1957

Milwaukee 289 At Othello

Courtesy of Gary Brown.

Coulee Rail Contract Delay Causes Mystery

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

June 27, 1934

Milwaukee 149 Leaving Othello

Courtesy of Gary Brown.

Mansfield Branch Abandonment Application and Approval

Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz

This is the branch that came off the GN/BN at Columbia River (now Albus) and went up Moses Coulee and wandered across the plateau to Mansfield.

The Great Northern seriously considered extending the line to Grand Coulee Dam to handle construction supplies before the dam was built.

Milwaukee 146 West Departing Othello

Courtesy of Gary Brown.

Note the 156 is the second unit.

Spokane Region Strategic Area, Says Rail Man

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

May 31, 1945

Milwaukee 17 West Departing Othello

Courtesy of Gary Brown.

Columbia Basin May Require Additional Railroad Facilities

From the "Spokane Chronicle."

June 30, 1943