Why Didn't You Build The Ritzville To Ellensburg Cutoff Instead-2

Excerpts From the Northern Pacific Land Grants Hearings before the Joint Congressional Committee on the investigation of the Northern Pacific Land Grants. There were well over 5000 pages.

1925

The tldr: The government was having a problem with the NP getting such a large amount of land by dipping down to Pasco and back up through Yakima, when they could have built what was the Ritzville Ellensburg cutoff instead.

 

Cab Hop

Courtesy of Tom Carver.

October 1980.

"Rolling cab hop through Spokane's industrialized east end, the Coulee City Turn has departed its home base of Parkwater to head west. It's still harvest season in central Washington State, and the seven units will be making two pickups to fill out the train with empties for the elevators, pick up loads on the return trip the next day, or as necessary on the westward trip to clear elevator tracks for more empties."

 

Why Didn't You Build The Ritzville To Ellensburg Cutoff Instead-1

Excerpts From the Northern Pacific Land Grants Hearings before the Joint Congressional Committee on the investigation of the Northern Pacific Land Grants. There were well over 5000 pages.

1925

The tldr: The government was having a problem with the NP getting such a large amount of land by dipping down to Pasco and back up through Yakima, when they could have built what was the Ritzville Ellensburg cutoff instead.