Extra 130 East Leaving Othello

Photo by Gary Brown.

Gary says:

"After waiting for sometime near the Main St. crossing at the depot, 130 and sisters head east toward the Gap, laying down sand , they accelerate the tonnage under the last few yards of Coast Div. catenary."

1938 GN Wenatchee Steam Power Views

Photos by William F. Gilman. Courtesy of Jena Gilman.

October 1938

1938 GN Wenatchee Electric Power Views

Photos by William F. Gilman. Courtesy of Jena Gilman.

October 1938

Wilbur Depot View

Date and photographer unknown.

1913 NP Map Of The Ritzville Cutoff

Note the faint line running between Ellensburg on the left and Ritell on the right. This is the survey the NP did to shorten their line across the state in the hope of making their line-haul shorter to be more competitive.

1930 Proposed Adrian Bridge Approach Rebuild

 

Minding The Gap On The Milwaukee

Guest post by Ryan Reed.

Traveling way back in Gap lore, 4-6-2 "F engines" as they called, were the workhorses from Othello, to Avery, Spokane, and beyond. One such F engine, CMStP&P 849, seemed to work the Mosey local a little more often than other engines. Here we see the 849 rolling the Mosey westbound out of Warden, Wash. late day in 1950 or '51. Accompanying form 19s from August 12 and 13, 1949, documents the 849 on its homeward trek to Othello - with short visit from FT 40A East. It was all just a day in the life...