The Wenatchee Daily World: April 19, 1910




Wenatchee World article from the 1970's describing the excursion.  Picture shows the train stopped at Appledale.





1912 Moses Coulee Map

1912 USGS Topo Map of Moses Coulee.  Siding in the highlighted area.  This siding was removed in 1938.




1966 Appledale Map

1966 USGS Topo Map of Appledale.  The siding was where the highlighted area is shown.  It was removed in 1940, 26 years prior to this map being made.




Monday, December 29, 2014

1966 Palisades Map

1966 USGS Topo Map of Palisades.  Siding in the highlighted area.




Friday, December 19, 2014

1966 McCue Map

1966 USGS Topo Map of McCue.  The siding was where the highlighted area is shown.  It was removed in 1961, 5 years prior to this map being made.




Thursday, December 18, 2014

1968 Alstown Map

1968 USGS Topo Map of Alstown.  Siding in the highlighted area.




Wednesday, December 17, 2014

1968 Douglas Map

1968 USGS Topo Map of Douglas.  Sidings in the highlighted area.




Tuesday, December 16, 2014

1968 Supplee Map

1968 USGS Topo Map of Supplee.  Siding in the highlighted area.




Monday, December 15, 2014

1968 Withrow Map

1968 USGS Topo Map of Withrow.  Siding in the highlighted area.




Thursday, December 11, 2014

1968 Touhey Map

1968 USGS Topo Map of Touhey.  Siding in the highlighted area.




Wednesday, December 10, 2014

1968 Mansfield Map

1968 USGS Topo Map of Mansfield.  Siding and wye in the highlighted area.




Tuesday, December 9, 2014

1910 Map

Here is a 1910 Railroad Commission Map of Washington State showing the Mansfield Branch and Waterville Railway Co. Lines. 




Monday, December 8, 2014

1908 Map

1908 Railroad Commission Map of Washington State.  This map shows the proposed routes of the Washington & Great Northern Railway and the Northern & Southern Railway through the heart of Douglas County.


Friday, December 5, 2014

1907 Map

1907 Railroad Commission Map of Washington State showing Douglas County area only.  This was a preliminary route laid out by the Washington & Great Northern Railway.  Map provided by Bob Kelly.




Thursday, December 4, 2014

1966 Map

Here is a 1966 USGS Topo map at the mouth of Moses Coulee near the Columbia River.  Highlighted in the map is the Bonneville Power Spur (Bon Spur) which was added in 1952.  This split off from the Mansfield Branch to serve a power station (Columbia Substation as it was called) until the line was abandoned in 1985.  




Tuesday, December 2, 2014

1928 Map

Portion of a railroad map of Washington State showing the MB Line.  Issued in 1928 by The Department of  Public Works of Washington.  At the time this map was issued, Great Northern RY had 1157.09 miles of steam road and 25.96 miles electric in the State of Washington.




Monday, December 1, 2014

Replica Railroad Station Sign

Finished aluminum sign.  Here are the plans for it.  Lamoine was never a place along the railroad.  Just a place I grew up.