Monday, December 1, 2025

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.





Sunday, November 30, 2025

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.




Saturday, November 29, 2025

Friday, November 28, 2025

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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.