Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern - Today in 1885

History is a big thing for me. Today in 1885, according to HistoryLink, the Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railroad Company was incorporated by local businessmen. It was a planned route running from Seattle, past Lake Washington, up to Sumas. Another route was built out to Snoqualmie, as part of the railroad's original plan to extend into Eastern WA. In fact the SL&E was an integral part of the Woodinville Subdivision, mentioned in today's previous post!

SL&E would eventually become part of the Northern Pacific.