Nice archive shot from 1947 of what appears to be electric trolley being used on the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project. The photo was posted by Seattle City Light on Flickr; one of the best parts of the Internet lately has been Creative Commons, which allows shots like this to be viewed by a new generation of rail fans. Some more experienced readers here may know where to find info about this car, but my search came up empty!
I love these old photos; black & white has so much emotion, oddly enough, even in the absence of color. For a current color picture of a more famous unit, check out "Old Number 6" in Newhalem:
http://www.railpixonline.com/SCL_6.htm
To find out more about the project visit here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Dam
Photo courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives
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Here be a model of the Wash Water Power Interurban Station in Cheney: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=e13e34434386783f70c46ff60869e0cb
ReplyDeleteNehalem #89 ( http://home.att.net/~wrpn/number89.html ) was originally Washington Water Power #150, over in Spokane. Washington Water Power, in addition to supplying others with juice, got the railroad bug as well.
ReplyDeleteIn 1904, WWP purchased the right-of-way between Spokane and Medical Lake from the Northern Pacific Railway. A canternary system was installed over the approximately 17 miles. A branch was instituted in 1907 running between Cheney Junction and Cheney.
Trains ran on two tracks, about 2 hours apart in the halcyon days of the service. WWP even sported open-ended observation cars.
WWP became the first major passenger service abandonment in the Pacific Northewest, when they saw the handwriting on the wall - that the automobile was more than a novelty, and was here to stay. The system was pulled up in 1921-22.
To follow up on what O-E said, that NP right-of-way never carried an NP train, as they abandoned it right after they purchased the company that built it, the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern. This was part of the Eastern Division of that line. This section did get purchased by the WWP. There is a remaining substation visible on the line, at Jameson, with is very visible from I90 about 8 miles west of Spokane.
ReplyDeleteWWP pulled the plug on the line in March of 1922, though it continued to operate an extensive streetcar line in Spokane proper.
Dan