1977 CWGG Annual Report

 

 

My Great-Grandfather Had A Windmill Shipped By Rail

Here is the waybill from Sears, who sold windmills by David Bradley, among others. I'm sure it was just the top parts.

Here is a mid-1980s photo of the windmill, along with my grandfather. I'm pretty sure the tower was cobbled together from scrap metal. It still stands today.

My Grandfather Shipped Cream To Tacoma

And other locations too, including Spokane and Wenatchee.

I have most all of the receipts from over the years, plus the cream cans. Also have the cream separator too, though it's in poor shape.

Bye Bye Ephrata Depot

From the "Grant County Journal."

November 2, 2015

WSDOT Manager Says PCC Railroad Progressing

From the "Columbia Basin Herald."

June 21, 2006

My Grandfather Shipped Veal To Pike Place Market

 I have a lot of receipts from Chet Hansen, but only this one REA receipt.

Schrag Grain Train

Photographer unknown.

No date, but a few years ago for sure. 

Coming down the hill into Connell.

All the cars seen in the photo reached 50 years of service and were not allowed to be used in interchange service. Those cars were reclaimed from CBRW lines and split up between other state PCC lines.

1926 Rock Island Bridge View

Not sure where I came across this.

CBRW 12 At Bruce

Photo by Lauren Scrafford.

Lauren says:
"Columbia Basin, CBRW 12 switching out the industries at Bruce, WA on August 7, 2025. This was a roster shot taken at one of the crossings at Bruce.

"CBRW 12 is a rebuilt SD9 that was built as Colorado & Southern 832 in April of 1959. It went through 2 mergers with Burlington Northern as the BN 6227 and BNSF 1735. It was retired by BNSF and went to the TCYR 25 before being purchased by the Columbia Basin."