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	Spokane, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spokane (pronounced "spoh-KAN" [spoÊËkÃ¦n]) is the county seat of Spokane County in the State of Washington.
		Situated at the foot of a valley, midway between the rise and mouth of the Spokane River, it is 280 miles east of Seattle and 375 miles northeast of Portland.
		Spokane is also home to a National Historic Landmark hand-carved carousel, created in 1909 by Charles Looff as a wedding present for his daughter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spokane,_Washington (1323 words)

	68 Wn.2d 457, WELLS B. McCURDY, Respondent, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Appellants, ...
		A railroad company which is hired to move a private railroad car from one place to another is a common carrier, and has the duty of exercising the highest degree of care for the safety of the car as is consistent with the practical operation of the railroad.
		A railroad which carries or moves the property of the public is a common carrier.
		Before the Spokane International Railway Company offered the car for sale on the open market, it had inspected this car, which was manufactured in 1909, and found that it would cost approximately $36,000 to repair it for use as railroad rolling stock.
	www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/supreme/068wn2d/068wn2d0457.htm (5151 words)

	Rail Plan Chapter Two (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The railroad in Idaho is two miles long and serves many of the same rail users as the BN in Moscow.
		The railroads of District 5, the southern part of southeastern Idaho (see Figure 2-16), are comprised of the same UP east-west main line as that passing through Districts 3 and 4 to the west and Granger, Wyoming to the east, along with two secondary main tracks and several UP branch lines.
		Railroad intermodal traffic in the form of containers and trailers on flatcars has been a rapidly growing part of the industry's traffic.
	www.itd.idaho.gov /planning/reports/railplan/ch2.html (5635 words)

	Railroad History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Puget Sound Shore Railroad was formed by Villard in August of 1882 as a branch to connect the NP to Seattle (through Green River).
		Seattle and International Railroad emerged from the reorganization, and continued for another five years when it then became part of Northern Pacific.
		Though it was rebuilt, by 1900 railroad congestion along the waterfront prompted the railroads to relocate their operations to the east.
	www.northwestrailfan.com /railroad_history.htm (3635 words)

	Tools of the Trade
		One of the most fascinating aspects of railroading are the actual machines and devices needed to do the job.
		Like many "children" of bigger railroads, the TS locomotive and caboose rosters were populated with items handed down from its parent, the Western Pacific, as well as second-hand equipment from other sources.
		The last locomotives purchased by the TS were a pair of Alco RS1s, originally built for the Spokane International.
	www.tidewatersouthern.com /contents/motivepower/motivepower.htm (576 words)

	Union Pacific Cabooses, Spokane International Cabooses
		Spokane International Railway was formally merged into Union Pacific Railroad on December 31, 1987.
		In 1959, Spokane International's equipment (including the 11 RS-1s and four remaining cabooses) was first leased to UP, then later actual ownership passed to UP.
		In outward appearance of Spokane International's wooden caboose fleet, C-1 through C-6 were similar in appearance; C-9 and C-10 were similar in appearance; and C-13, C-14, and C-15 were similar in appearance.
	utahrails.net /caboose/cabooses-si.php (576 words)

	Grain Elevators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		But rivalries between the ever growing railroads and the lake vessels for the transport of grain eastward soon threatened the role of the city as a major point of transfer of grain from lake vessels to canal and rail transport.
		During this period Midwestern railroads were able to siphon off a major portion of the grain transport business from the lake steamers.
		International Elevator: The International Elevator was the first important elevator to go up outside of the Buffalo harbor area.
	ah.bfn.org /h/elev/hist/2 (3350 words)

	IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
		Exemptions are granted when the railroad can prove there has not been rail traffic on the line for at least two years and there are no outstanding complaints about lack of rail service.
		After 30 days from the publication of the notice, the railroad is permitted to abandon the rail line unless STB stays the abandonment.
		The line was originally built in 1910 by the Spokane International Railroad Company.
	www.puc.state.id.us /internet/press/120704_UPrailabandon.htm (386 words)

	Officials' 'Cooperation' Smoothed Way for Depot \| American International Automobile Dealers \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		20--While BNSF Railway Co. was shopping for a new railroad refueling facility five years ago, a railroad executive complained about Washington regulators' overly aggressive inspections at their Parkwater rail yard in Spokane and regional rail yard in Pasco where engines were refueled.
		In Livingston, Mont., 100 years of railroad activity at a 90-acre site polluted an aquifer that was the drinking water supply for 7,000 people.
		The railroad is monitoring petroleum and volatile organic chemicals in the groundwater, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
	www.aiada.org /article.asp?id=33733 (1366 words)

	Branch Lines and Other Railways in the Kootenays
		The Spokane International Railway, the "SI," was built between Spokane, Washington, and a connection with the Canadian Pacific southwest of Cranbrook near the border crossing town of Kingsgate.
		The SI, which is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad, proved to be a key link in the CPR system and gave the Canadian Pacific access to the Inland Empire centre of Spokane and its many railroads including the Union Pacific which in turn gave direct connections to Portland, Oregon.
		In the 1890s, he had built railroads from Spokane to Nelson and Rossland in British Columbia and in 1898, these lines were acquired by the Great Northern.
	www.crowsnest.bc.ca /branchlines03.html (518 words)

	Union Pacific Corporation Stock and Picture Postcard
		Its railroad, basically comprising the Missouri Pacific, Chicago and North Western, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific Railroads, is almost 150 years old.
		In 1868, Andrew J. Russell, who had been an official photographer for the U.S. Army during the Civil War under Matthew Brady, was commissioned by Union Pacific to photograph its construction crews as they laid ribbons of steel across the plains and through the mountains and valleys of the western territories.
		The predecessor of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad (Katy), is incorporated as the Union Pacific Railway Southern Branch.
	www.scripophily.net /unpaccoror.html (3385 words)

	Items "Railroad Videos" at Con-Cor International
		This tape brings you the full-bore action of the famous 1522 recorded during 12 different runs in the Midwest and South over a period from 1988 to 1994.
		Burlington Northern's Funnel -- Burlington Northern's Pend Oreille Subdivision stretches from Spokane WA to Sandpoint ID. It's one of the busiest single track mainlines in the U.S. today, handling up to 100 trains daily, including 90% of BN's container traffic, all of its lumber trains, and the majority of its intermodal trains.
		You'll see equipment from 32 different railroads (most of them now gone) in rare scenes filmed during the changing seasons at the best train-watching locations throughout the Chicago area.
	www.all-railroads.com /bookvids/bigrrvdo.htm (1399 words)

	BCD 02-73
		The above railroads were all merged into the Union Pacific Railroad Company at the end of December 1987
		No B.A. number was assigned to the De Chutes Railroad Company; however, it had been held to be a covered employer under the Acts.
		2 Oregon -Washington Railroad and Navigation Company and Des Chutes Railroad Company were merged into the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company before that company was merged into the Union Pacific.
	www.rrb.gov /blaw/bcd/bcd02-74.html (99 words)

	railroad train calendars, signs, room decor and wall clocks
		These switchplates are designed to fit a standard US single switch or double switch and feature beautiful period advertising art.
		Set the mood of railroading in clubs, dens or train rooms.
		Metal Signs are approximately 8" by 10" or 6" by 10" depending on the shape of the design.
	www.a-trains.com /roomdecor.php (238 words)

	Bayview, Idaho Historical Notes
		The railroad was chartered to build from the Great Lakes to Puget Sound and its route followed the journey of the famed 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition across the West.
		By mid-1881, railroad gangs were completing sections of track from Spokane Falls to north Lake Pend Oreille and by the spring of 1882, grading crews had crossed into Montana proper, following the surveyors and working southeast along the Clark Fork, aiming for Missoula.
		Between 1900 and 1905, D. Corbin established the Spokane International Railroad and over 145 miles of track was laid into Idaho entering near Hauser and running to Athol then on to Bonners Ferry where it connected to the Canadian Pacific Railroad
	www.bayview-idaho.org /Doc/History.htm (2371 words)

	Crowsnest Highway
		In 1911 the SIR junction was moved back up the B.C. Southern line a couple of miles to Yahk where a 40,000 gallon octagonal water tank was being built that year to compliment the coaling tower that had been raised the previous year.
		Low patronage, however, forced the discontinuance of the Train de Luxe &#147;Spokane Flyer” on February 14th, 1914, and though the completion of the KVR in 1915 further reduced the SIR’s traffic, CP exercised its option to accumulate 52% of SIR’s stock in November of 1916 and assumed control of the line.
		In 1955, needing larger yards than were available at Yahk for their SIR operations, the partners built a new yards across the Boundary at Eastport and removed the line’s terminus thence.
	www.crowsnest-highway.ca /cgi-bin/citypage.pl?city=YAHK (5942 words)

	EO 13004 : ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTES BETWEEN CERTAIN RAILROADS REPRESENTED BY THE ...
		The railroads and labor organizations involved in these disputes are designated on the attached lists, which are made a part of this order.
		There is established effective May 17, 1996, a Board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate the disputes.
		No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any railroad carrier.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /resources/govdocs/eos/eo13004.html (265 words)

	W&H MAIN YARDS: The Family Tree of North American Railroads
		This is a compiled chart of major North American railroad mergers, takeovers, and controls.
		Railroad names represent the railroad-handling part of a corporate entity, if different from the corporate name.
		"The Great List of North American Railroads" is a comprehensive list of all North Amercan railroad companies which I am compiling.
	www.spikesys.com /Trains/fmly_tre.html (179 words)

	List of AAR reporting marks - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned.
		Where multiple railroads are listed on a reporting mark, their order indicates the order of the mark's assignment; the succession is usually through mergers or buyouts.
		An AAR reporting mark is a sequence of two to four letters that uniquely identifies the owner of a piece of railroad rolling stock.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Reporting_mark (3084 words)

	The Portland Second Section
		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.
		Here are the photographs from the results of a railroad search or better yet go to the search page and enter logging.
		Random Railroad name generator generate random railroad names.
	www.europa.com /~tjspears/Railroad (845 words)

	W&H MAIN YARDS: Railroad Reporting Marks
		The ALPHA code is used by shippers and railroads to identify car-handling organizations for purpose of routing, billing, division of charges, etc. Please note that this file contains references to companies that are known to be no longer in existence.
		DRGW Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 9271 DRI Davenport Rock Island and North Western Railway 0 DSDX Pullman Leasing Co. 186 DSRC Dakota Southern Railway 128 DTEX Dresser Transportation Equipment Div.
		LV Consolidated Rail Corp. (Lehigh Valley Railroad) 100 LVAL Lackawanna Valley Railroad 20 LVRC Lamoille Valley Railroad 524 LW Louisville and Wadley Railway 0 LWV * Consolidated Rail Corp. (Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railway) 0 MAA * Magma Arizona Railroad 0 MAAX Maxx Leasing Co. 5 MAGX Magnimet, Monroe Scrap Div.
	www.spikesys.com /Trains/rep_mrks.html (2622 words)

	Southern Pacific Railroad Photo
		Archive of railroad and traction photos from the 1960s.
		Southern Pacific Railroad in the Cascades of Oregon, By Joel Ashcroft
		Southern Pacific Railroad photos, photo stamped with " Southern Pacific RR Photo :", Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
	www.3d-perfection.com /railroad-search/railroad-search39.html (265 words)

	Kootenai Valley Obituaries
		After his second discharge he went to work for the Spokane International Railroad in 1955.
		He continued to work for the railroad until retiring from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1987.
		Howard married Barbara Belden on October 7, 1961 in Spokane and raised her four children as if they were his own.
	www.kvpress.com /obituaries/040707hedgecock.htm (220 words)

	peninsuladailynews.com - Deaths and Memorials
		Upon his return to civilian life in January 1946, he returned to railroad work and was promoted to engineer on steam engines before they were replaced by diesel locomotives.
		He spent his 42-year railroad career working for the Spokane International Railroad, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific in 1959.
		During a hiatus from railroad engineering, Cliff owned and operated a gas station and grocery store, and then the Destiny Bay Resort on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia.
	www.peninsuladailynews.com /sited/story/html/179890 (339 words)

	The Gauge - Model Train Forum - Scale Railroad Discussion & Model Trains - Looking for RS 1s
		Here is a shot of a Spokane International RS-1 that I found on George Elwoods web page http://www.rr-fallenflags.org
		I especially like Spokane International one with the typical Alco smoke.
		03-03-2003 10:02 AM Speaking of Spokane International, the WP bought two of their RS-1's for the Tidewater Southern.
	www.the-gauge.com /printthread.php?t=4867 (587 words)

	Class 1 Railroads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Stevens Pass line leaves Spokane on a westerly route to a crossing of the Columbia River at Wenatchee, WA.
		Also, much of the traffic originating and terminating in the Seattle/Tacoma area is routed via the southern gateway connection with the Union Pacific Railroad at Portland, Oregon.
		The purchase of the Spokane International gave the UP access to Northern Idaho and a connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway at Eastport, ID.
	www.wutc.wa.gov /web1/rail/class1.html (529 words)

	Geneaology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		PO Box 159, Warden, WA The railroad was formed as a result of the BNSF's reacquisition of the Washington Central.
		The Curtis, Milburn and Eastern Railroad was a 9-mile line extending from Chehalis to Curtis in the southwestern part of the state.
		The Snohomish, Skykomish and Spokane Railway and Transportation Co.
	www.northwestrailfan.com /geneology.htm (2150 words)

	RAILROAD PAPER COLLECTIBLES
		To purchase 1000's of vintage 1970's-80's railroad slides on CD-Rom, and
		"Providing the railroad community with a large variety of quality railroadiana, specializing in track charts, profiles, and engineering diagrams, plus timetables, brochures, books, etc.
		Grand tour of the CandNW Madison Subdivision, and Elroy Subdivision, covering ALL of the depots, towers, stations, semaphores, signal bridges, sidings, train yards, junctions, yard office buildings, and notable bridges (Merrimac Bridge, Tiffany Bridge) between the ILL / WIS State Line and Wyeville, including many trains (the Elroy Sub.
	members.aol.com /trainsite/Index.html (625 words)

	Decal Marketplace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Along with each listing's address are the scales available and how to obtain their information.
		RAILROADS: Midwest interurban, North Shore, Union Traction, and Indiana RR.
		SCALES: HO RAILROAD: HO and N Trucking Co. and Misc.
	www.railgraphicsdecals.com /RailGraphicsDecalMkt.html (484 words)

	Non-Frames (Text-Only) Version, Railroad Reporting Marks, Mohawk & Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Reporting marks, along with the car serial number, are used by shippers and railroads to identify specific pieces of rolling stock.
		An SCAC is also assigned by the AAR to all organizations that may be involved in handling rail equipment.
		The SCAC is used by shippers and railroads to identify car-handling organizations for purpose of routing, billing, division of charges, etc. In the case of an organization that has no current or planned interchange equipment, is the only symbol assigned.
	www.crisny.org /not-for-profit/railroad/text/repmrks.htm (942 words)

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