From the Waterville "Empire-Press."
August 4, 1983
This site features daily historical railroad posts from the Big Bend/Columbia Plateau region of Washington state. As a personal site, this is my online filing cabinet of interesting things I've come across about railroading in the area. Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Fate Of Mansfield Spur To Be Decided This Fall
Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.
From the Waterville "Empire-Press."
August 4, 1983
From the Waterville "Empire-Press."
August 4, 1983
3 BN Cars Derail On Mansfield Spur
Courtesy of Darrin Nelson.
From the Waterville "Empire-Press."
April 26, 1984
From the Waterville "Empire-Press."
April 26, 1984
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Monday, September 21, 2020
1947 Bacon Tunnel View
May 11, 1947
Construction crews from the Conolley Construction Company are working on some of the last details before the tunnel gets lined with concrete.
Construction crews from the Conolley Construction Company are working on some of the last details before the tunnel gets lined with concrete.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Saturday, September 19, 2020
1937 Govan Area View
Courtesy of the NP Telltale.
The bridge is along what we now know as US 2, looking northwest. At the time, the highway was known as State Highway No. 2, the Sunset Highway.
The bridge is along what we now know as US 2, looking northwest. At the time, the highway was known as State Highway No. 2, the Sunset Highway.
Friday, September 18, 2020
1965 Hartline
May 11, 1965
It's a small town, though there are a few more houses today. It's clear the biggest industry in town is the grain elevators. At one time, elevators for Farmer's Union, General Mills, Almira Grain Growers, and Centennial Mills all competed for the local grain. After a series of purchases and mergers, all the elevators are now run by Highline Grain. There are a few more steel tanks in the row, and 3 of the flathouses are gone.
Of special note is the grain mill on the bottom right, that of the Farmer's Union. It was constructed in 1906 for the Hartline Mill & Elevator Company. Central Washington Grain Growers was formed when when Almira Grain Growers purchased the General Mills elevator and added the Farmer’s Union Grain in 1962. In 1975, the old mill was removed and replaced with modern receiving and shipping equipment. It was further upgraded in 1985 with high speed railroad car loading equipment, though it can only hold 6 cars ag a time.
Elsewhere in town, the large building on the upper left of town is the old school. The historic Hartline School building, completed in 1922, is one of the oldest and best preserved “rural brick schoohouses” in eastern Washington. No longer used by the school district, it has it's own preservation group.
It's a small town, though there are a few more houses today. It's clear the biggest industry in town is the grain elevators. At one time, elevators for Farmer's Union, General Mills, Almira Grain Growers, and Centennial Mills all competed for the local grain. After a series of purchases and mergers, all the elevators are now run by Highline Grain. There are a few more steel tanks in the row, and 3 of the flathouses are gone.
Of special note is the grain mill on the bottom right, that of the Farmer's Union. It was constructed in 1906 for the Hartline Mill & Elevator Company. Central Washington Grain Growers was formed when when Almira Grain Growers purchased the General Mills elevator and added the Farmer’s Union Grain in 1962. In 1975, the old mill was removed and replaced with modern receiving and shipping equipment. It was further upgraded in 1985 with high speed railroad car loading equipment, though it can only hold 6 cars ag a time.
Elsewhere in town, the large building on the upper left of town is the old school. The historic Hartline School building, completed in 1922, is one of the oldest and best preserved “rural brick schoohouses” in eastern Washington. No longer used by the school district, it has it's own preservation group.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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