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	Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (AAR reporting mark SPS) was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905.
		It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River.
		In 1970, it merged with the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railway, and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to form the Burlington Northern Railroad.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spokane,_Portland_and_Seattle_Railway (193 words)

	Oregon Electric Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jim Hill's Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway purchased the system in 1910, and extended service to Eugene in 1912.
		Regular passenger service along the Willamette Valley ended in June 30, 1933, though freight operations continued and the railway survived into the 1990s (ultimately as a Burlington Northern feeder).
		BN operated the last freight train on this mainline on December 31, 1994, in preparation for the line's changeover to TriMet light rail usage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Electric_Railway (313 words)

	PNWC-NRHS - Spokane, Portland, And Seattle Railway
		The Portland and Seattle Railway (PandSRy) was incorporated in 1905 with the purpose of connecting Spokane, Seattle and Portland by single railroad.
		Rather, freight and passenger to and from Seattle were handled by the parent companies, GN and NP.
		Spokane Portland and Seattle Ry.; Charles and Dorothy Wood, © 1974, published by Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington.
	www.pnwc-nrhs.org /hs_sp_s.html (516 words)

	SP&S ROAD AGREEMENT
		Agreement between the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company, Oregon Trunk Railway, Oregon Electric Railway Company and Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen governing the rates of pay, rules and working conditions of trainmen employed by those railroads.
		At Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Astoria, Eugene, Albany and Salem, l.c.l.
		In event of failure to reach agreement the dispute or controversy shall be arbitrated in accordance with the Railway Labor Act, as amended, the arbitration being handled by such Committee.
	jaysworks.com /1637/agree/spsroad.htm (12531 words)

	66 Wn.2d 285, WALTER V. HEWITT, Respondent, v. SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant
		From a judgment of $19,240.95 in his favor after trial to the court without a jury, the defendant railroad appeals, assigning error to denial of its motion for a directed verdict and separately to five findings of fact.
		SPOKANE, P. occupants of the pickup had lived in the vicinity for years and well knew the crossing.
		SPOKANE, P. exercise a vigilance proportionate to the danger.
	www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/supreme/066wn2d/066wn2d0285.htm (3809 words)

	Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Pacific Railroad Preservation Association (PRPA) is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to restoring, maintaining, and operating historic railway equipment of the Pacific Northwest.
		The association is the official caretaker of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SP&S) #700.
		At the last minute, however, she was spared and in 1958 was donated to the City of Portland for use in a proposed rail museum.
	www.orhf.org /prpa.html (298 words)

	CHAPTER 6
		This railway had been a subsidiary of the Colorado and Southern, which had been a subsidiary of the former Burlington Route prior to the merger in 1970.
		The 75th Anniversary of the driving of the last spike on the former Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway at Sheridan's Point, located near Stevenson in the Columbia River Gorge, was celebrated on March 12 with the installation of a permanent marker.
		Seattle became the second largest container port in the nation, just behind New York City, when over 1.1 million containers crossed the Port of Seattle's docks during the year between container ships and Burlington Northern unit doublestack container trains in Stacy Street Yard (officially named the Seattle International Gateway on August 1, 1985).
	www.fobnr.org /bnstore/ch6.htm (6590 words)

	SP&S Yard Agreements
		Agreement between Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company: Oregon Trunk Railway and Yardmen, as represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and governing their rates of pay, rules and working conditions.
		This Agreement shall become effective as of December 1, 1952, and shall continue thereafter until thirty (30) days after notice is given in writing by either party hereto to the other of its desire for amendment, revision, or cancellation thereof, and shall supersede all previous agreements, rulings, or interpretations which are in conflict herewith.
		This agreement shall become effective as of June 1, 1956; shall continue in effect thereafter until amended, revised or cancelled in accordance with procedure established in the Railway Labor Act; and supersedes all previous agreements, rulings or interpretations which are in conflict herewith.
	jaysworks.com /1637/agree/spsyard.htm (10390 words)

	History of the SP&S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was built by James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder," who also built the Great Northern Railway and who controlled the Northern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads.
		GN and NP trains originally reached Portland via the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, which followed the south side of the Columbia River for much of its route.
		In response, Hill decided to build a new line from Spokane to Portland along the north bank of the river.
	www.sps700.org /spshist.html (651 words)

	Relatedlinks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Canadian Pacific Railway operates a site dedicated to their history at www.cprheritage.ca It includes images taken throughout their history.
		Association of Railway Museums - A professional association that educates and advocates railway heritage and promotes museum practices for railway museums.
		Railway and Locomotive Historical Society - The continent's oldest organization dedicated to railway history.
	www.trainmuseum.org /Roundhouse/RelatedLinks.htm (514 words)

	65 Wn.2d 116, GLEN MULKEY, as Administrator, Appellant, v. SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE RAILWAY COMPANY, Respondent
		The decedent was killed when the car she was driving was hit by one of the defendant's trains at a private grade crossing with which she was completely familiar.
		least 80 rods from any place where such railway crosses a traveled road or street on the same level (except in cities) and to continue the ringing of such bell or sounding of such whistle until such locomotive shall have crossed such road or street.
		We agree with counsel for the defendant that the statute requiring a bell to be rung or a whistle to be sounded at least 80 rods from the place where a railway crosses a `traveled road or street' on the same level does not apply to private farm crossings.
	www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/supreme/065wn2d/065wn2d0116.htm (2805 words)

	BNSF Railway Company
		Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) was created in 1970 with the merger of four primary railroads: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.; Northern Pacific Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&S).
		In 1980, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. (Frisco) was acquired and merged into BN.
		This historic merger created one of the largest railway companies in the world, and today it operates 32,000 route-miles of track in 28 states and two Canadian provinces.
	www.communitiesmatter.com /about.html (159 words)

	Burlington Northern Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The epic completion of Great Northern Railway's transcontinental line to the Pacific in 1893 and the creation of BN some 77 years later were in a very real sense the fulfillment of one man's dreams.
		The main line between Spokane and Portland became operational in May 1909 and served as a vital GN and NP link between its namesake cities.
		In 1876, the southwest branch of the Pacific was purchased by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway.
	www.ablehobby.com /burlington_northern_railroad.htm (3811 words)

	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Burlington Northern RR, with headquarters in Fort Worth, Tex, was itself created (1970) from the merger of four older regional railroads: the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RR (est.
		In 1980, Burlington Northern acquired the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (chartered 1849).
		In 1999 the system announced a $6 billion merger with the Canadian National Railway to create the largest railroad in North America, but in 2000 the deal was scrapped after the U.S. Surface Transportation Board froze all such mergers.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/BN1S1F1R1R1.asp (482 words)

	Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Issued Postcards
		The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway produced a series of postcards to promote the scenic vistas along the railroad.
		All of these cards were of views along the mainline except for one showing Clatsop Beach.
		Issue, R.H. Crozier, GPA, "S" in Spokane located to right of center of logo, "and" instead of "and" in name, no "Place One Cent Stamp Here", light shade of blue text.
	home.att.net /~spsrailway/spsissuedcards.html (331 words)

	1940s. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		03/06/1940 : Northern Pacific Railway's first test run of the FT diesel demonstrator engine in Washington.
		07/01/1943 : Spokane, Coeur d' Alene & Palouse Railroad is absorbed by the Great Northern Railway.
		07/14/1947 : Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway's new F-3 class locomotive # 800 begins service in Washington.
	www.wsrhs.org /date1940s.htm (268 words)

	N.P. Ry. Working on the Railway
		Some examples of the type of positions listed in these volumes are superintendent, chief mechanical officer, general freight agent, chief engineer, etc. A few extracts from Northern Pacific entries may be seen at Who's Who on the Northern Pacific.
		The corporate records of the Northern Pacific Railway, along with the records of the Great Northern Railway and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, are located at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minn.
		The records of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad are held by the Newberry Library in Chicago, Ill. The records of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway are held by the Milwaukee Public Library.
	pw2.netcom.com /~whstlpnk/genealogy.html (715 words)

	1950s. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		11/16/1950 : Northern Pacific Railway begins interchange with Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway at Pasco, Washington.
		01/01/1951 : Robert Mc Farlane is elected president of the Northern Pacific Railway.
		06/26/1954 : Northern Pacific Railway locomotive # 1364 is donated to the city of Tacoma, Washington.
	www.wsrhs.org /date1950s.htm (337 words)

	The Portland Second Section
		Andy Macha's Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society.
		Portland Oregon's Rose City Garden Railroad Society Including Glenda Bockel's layout.
		Consolidated Code of Operating Rules--Revised 1959 is the of the rules used by the Northern Pacific Railway, Spokane International Railroad, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, Union Pacific Railroad Oregon Division.
	www.europa.com /~tjspears/Railroad (834 words)

	The Northwest's Own Railway - The Official site of the SP&SHS
		The society's 2005 convention will be held in Astoria, Oregon, as part of the 200th anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and the 100th anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition.
		The SP&SRyHS is a corporation chartered under the non-profit laws of the State of Washington and is managed by elected, volunteer officers.
		This web site is maintained for the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society by Alexander Craghead, SP&SHS Internet Director.
	www.spshs.org (316 words)

	orelectric (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Among the passengers and guests were officials from the Railway.
		In 1910, the powerful Jim Hill, who owned the Northern Pacific, bought the Oregon Electric Railway and made it a subsidiary of the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway.
		The gent on the left is reading a schedule for the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway.
	www.pdxhistory.com /gobystreetcar/orelectric/orelectric.html (359 words)

	N.P. Ry. Office of the Chief Engineer
		The Minnesota Historical Society received the corporate records of the Northern Pacific Railway, the Great Northern Railway and the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway with the creation of the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970.
		The Pacific Division was the NP's first division in Washington, being extended from Kalama (on the Columbia River and with ferry service to Portland) to Tacoma circa 1873.
		It grew to embrace the western approach to Stampede Pass, but was divided up amongst the Seattle Division (Stampede Pass and lines north of Seattle) and the Tacoma Division (Seattle to Portland and the Buckley Line).
	home.netcom.com /~whstlpnk/mhsnp.html (1317 words)

	The Northwest's Own Railway - The Official site of the SP&SHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Society publishes a quarterly journal ("The Northwest's Own Railway") filled with information on such topics as engines, rolling stock, structures and operations.
		Conventions have been held in Portland, the Dalles, Eugene and Pasco.
		In the last few years, we have put together a free modelers "mini-meet" in February to encourage an exchange of ideas, techniques and data.
	www.spshs.org /about.html (283 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: North Bank Road: The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Amazon.ca: Books: North Bank Road: The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
		North Bank Road: The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
		Top of Page : North Bank Road: The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/087422070X (136 words)

	About BNSF - BNSF History (BN)
		In fact, these railroads tried to merge four times (1893, 1901, 1927, 1961) before finally receiving ICC approval.
		Later, in 1980, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. (Frisco) was acquired and merged into BN.
		Each of BN's predecessor railroads played an important role in developing the American west and each has its own rich heritage.
	www.bnsf.com /aboutbnsf/history/bn.html (176 words)

	The North Bank Road-Collectibles of The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A Journey on the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway and it's Subsidiaries Through Brochures, Postcards, and Other Collectibles.
		"The North Bank Road", "Columbia River Scenic Route", or "The Northwests Own Railway", these are all phrases that described the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.
		With a railroad system running from the arid region of Eastern Washington and Oregon to the lush forests of the coast the operations on the SPandS were as varied as the climate.
	home.att.net /~spsrailway/northbank.html (189 words)

	Larry's Olympia Training Page/Sept
		I saw and rode the SPandS 4-6-6-4 Challenger at Wishram and watched trains lumbering through the Columbia Gorge.
		I heard the horns of the great diesels running along the cliffs of the Hangman Valley near Spokane.
		There's nothing like the rumble of the Genesis engines by Safeco Field during a Seattle Mariners game.
	personal.riverusers.com /~lganders (858 words)

	N.P. Ry. Tell Tale Extra A Guide to A Week in the Life
		JLM--J.L. Monahan, Superintendent, Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway, Portland, Ore.
		RAM--R.A. Mikkelson, Yardmaster, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, Vancouver
		Northern Pacific Railway Bad Order Report Northern Pacific Railway, Tacoma Division, 1966.
	www.employees.org /~davison/nprha/ttewkguide.html (777 words)

	Find in a Library: North Bank Road the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
		Find in a Library: North Bank Road the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
		North Bank Road the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/0c9edda847adaa76a19afeb4da09e526.html (60 words)

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