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Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway

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trimmed back to include only an 18-mile (29 km) spur out of Davenport to Eleanor. The Washington Water Power Company purchased the right-of-way between Spokane and Medical Lake from the Northern Pacific on or about 2 March 1904, for use as an interurban passenger railway. It remained in use as an interurban until early 1922, before the rails were torn up again. The only remaining eastern Washington section by 1970 was the spur out of Davenport that ran to Eleanor, abandoned in 1983. As of May 2019 the only remaining section is the Wye going south of Davenport; it is now used to turn locomotives around and storage for the
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tossed over bank and hit the track just as engine came by. ngine was raised off the track and when it came down wheels went off the rails. Engineer reversed but was too late. oal tender shot ahead tearing part of car off and decapitating fireman and killing brakeman. Engineer and coal passer unhurt. Steam and dust enveloped the derailed cars. Engineer ran to Fremont to telegraph to stop evening passenger train also Engineer claimed train going 20 miles per hr.
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History of the Pacific Northwest; Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the ... original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers
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An old map shows the proposed line going from Davenport to Coulee City, up the Grand Coulee to Waterville, then on to Wenatchee, then along the Wenatchee River, and up over part of Stevens Pass then over toward Everett. With what is known today about Cascade Range topography that was little-known or
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where the coal mines would furnish cargoes. The first depot of the road was built at the foot of Columbia Street, but as space for trackage and terminals was too limited, the city created Railroad Avenue, 120 feet wide. The city gave the new road thirty feet of the Avenue for trackage and offered the
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The right-of-way has long since reverted to adjacent landowners and has been used for other purposes, having been abandoned 1922–1983. If these lines had been operated in a more urban setting, and in more recent times, they might have been converted to use today as a trail. But at the time this line
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In eastern Washington, the Northern Pacific abandoned the section between Spokane and Medical Lake right after purchase, preferring to use their own branch from Spokane, the Central Washington Branch (CW Branch). The section from Medical Lake to Davenport was operated for a time before the line was
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Snoqualmie Falls, near the end of the line. The SLS&E road was built passing near the south shore not far downstream and construction ended in 1889. Note size of figures and scale of flow; compare with contemporary. The Falls became a popular excursion destination from 4 July 1889. (Copyright
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The SLS&E accomplished 126.30 miles (203.26 km) Seattle to Sumas at the Canada–US border, connecting with the Canadian Pacific transcontinental, late 1880s-1892; with branches of approximately 24.5 miles (39.4 km) from Seattle through Bothell, 38.45 miles (61.88 km) Woodinville
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August 20, 1894. Wreck on Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern just west of Latone . Freight train from Gilman hit a cow. ixer freight train, 10 col cars, logs and box cars. Train had slowed down at Brooklyn for cows. Engineer saw cows on a bank beyond Latona looking (?) one another. One cow was
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Railroading in Seattle closely paralleled development and early hopes for the future. Like communications networks today, 19th century railroading represented more than track, stock, and trade. Romantic and practical potential wooed communities across the West, much as Web commerce and bandwidth
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The SLS&E was planned to be a larger railroad than it ultimately became. Construction was in two parts, with the eastern Washington section started in Spokane and headed west, begun in the late 1880s by largely the same group of investors incorporating the Seattle & Eastern Construction
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Junction to Sallal Prairie (North Bend) (about 63 miles (101 km) downtown Seattle to the prairie), 1886–1889; 5–6 miles (8.0–9.7 km) from downtown to Salmon Bay and spur to the town of Ballard, 1885; a Winsor branch (through Bothell and up North Creek); and 50.05 miles (80.55 km)
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as its transcontinental western terminus, and incorporated on 15 April 1885. The original scheme for the SLS&E was connecting with an intercontinental railroad somewhere, while actually building north and east from Seattle. By the late 1880s, the SLS&E needed more capital for ongoing
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Northern Pacific an equal amount which was not accepted. Construction was soon started from the eastern end of Spokane and forty miles of road built. Startled by the success of this competing line, the Northern Pacific purchased control and abandoned its fight against Seattle in 1890.
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movement had not begun. By today much of the lines in the open country of Eastern Washington have gone the way of the "disappearing railroad blues." Some sections can still be seen, but otherwise much of it has become roadways or disappeared into history.
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The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad was a pretty weak reed for Seattle to cling to. City boosters blew a lot of money on that railroad and when they were through, it had only been built as far east as Rattlesnake Prairie above
873: 438: 355:. The Seattle & Eastern Construction Company was formed with many of the same investors as the SLS&E. Construction of the eastern line began in Spokane. By the end of 1889, construction ended, having only reached 866: 431: 404:. But it was the only hope that Seattle-New York Alki held out for a connection with a transcontinental system. On the other hand, the side benefits of the SLS&E enabled boosters to hit the jackpot with the 835:
The streets at that time were rural, more tracks or plat lines than avenues. The run to Fremont Station was more than a mile (about 1.6 km). A small freight depot remains today at the foot of Stone Way N.
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The Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad company was organized April 15, 1885 and was financed by local men and Jamieson, Smith and Cotting of New York. The first division of the road was to
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trading language word meaning "eventually" or "by and by", so "New York Eventually" or "New York By and By". As an oral language, the Chinook word allowed a literal or a satirical meaning.
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The steam locomotive "A. M. Cannon." SLS&E number 11, was named after a prominent Spokane resident. Cannon was very instrumental in the building of the SLS&E in the Spokane area.
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Although track under the SLS&E name ended at Sallal Prairie, the line was later extended to the Rattlesnake Prairie area three miles to the south - see discussion for some details.
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today (bandwidth was narrow, desire high, competition passionate). Travel between America's coasts had taken months, whether overland by wagon or by sailing ship or steamer around
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Magic lantern slide, scanned to TIFF image, manipulated to JPEG quality measurement 3. Repository: Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI), image number 2002.3.936
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The company entered receivership on July 1, 1893, and continued to operate. The company was sold on May 16, 1896, and the assets split between two companies. The
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and 63 miles (101 km) from the Seattle station on Western Avenue at Columbia Street. In 1890, the plans were amended to focus on connecting Seattle to the
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and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a ... description of the climate, soil, productions ... of Oregon and Washington ...
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Mentions Winsor as having been platted but not built, consistent with there even now being no side streets off the main road in the platted area.
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for Seattle, the ultimate prize for incorporation. The historical accomplishment of the line was Seattle to Sumas at the border, with
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which filed to abandon the lines a year later in 1971. Seven years later, in 1978, the 12.1 miles (19.5 km) between
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Text on verso of image, silver gelation print. Repository Collection: Asahel Curtis Photo Co. Collection. PH Coll 482.
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Subsequent to its abandonment in 1971, a southern portion of the railroad’s right-of-way re-opened in 1978 as the
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The western Washington lines remained in fairly heavy use until 1963. By 1970, most of the line was acquired by
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5.25 mi. Western Avenue at Columbia Street to Leary Way at 20th Avenue NW but RR bridge location unknown.
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Quoted text is from the verso of the original paper print, verbatim but for grammar in square brackets.
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In addition to the historical accomplishment, the SLS&E built and ran branches from Seattle through
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Covers land south of the Seattle-Woodinville railway line, on the south side of the Sammamish River.
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The eastern Washington line became the Spokane & Seattle Railway, which was purchased by the
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unknown back then, how much was promotion and how much was actually expected according to the
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Sons of the profits; or, There's no business like grow business: the Seattle story, 1851-1901
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Brooks Library, Central Washington University, Ellensburg; Book, Special Coll fourth Floor -
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The verso of a promotional print celebrating an opening excursion of the SLS&E stated,
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Correspondence with retired Burlington Northern executive Robert Downing, of Spokane, WA.
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The SLS&E was conceived and financed by Seattle business interests in response to
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Shows a branch line crossing the Sammamish River to Bothell and then up North Creek.
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The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway; the Davenport–Spokane line is not shown
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Ravenna, Seattle, Washington § Cowen Park–Ravenna Park and Ravenna Creek
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boosters had hoped they might get as far as Denny's Iron Mountain in
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Mutschler, Charles V.; Parent, Clyde L.; Siegert, Wilmer H. (1987).
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Portland, Oregon: North Pacific History Company of Portland, Oregon.
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acquired the eastern line between Spokane and Davenport, while the
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Handwritten on mount: "Lake Shore & Eastern R.R. opening."
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MacIntosh, Heather M.; Crowley, Walt (September 22, 1999).
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The new Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway station at
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in the early decades of railroad booms, near the present
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Image. See Dorpat in Further reading for full reference.
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Orphan Road: the Railroad Come to Seattle, 1853-1911
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and Rattlesnake Prairie are today forgotten ghosts.
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Index

Seattle, Washington
Washington
Spokane and Seattle Railway
Seattle and International Railway
Track gauge
railroad
Seattle, Washington
Ballard
Cascade Range
transcontinental railroad
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
Huntingdon, British Columbia
City of Abbotsford
Bothell
Woodinville
North Bend
Salmon Bay
Ballard
Spokane
Davenport
North Dakota
Wallula
Columbia River
Tri-Cities
William Speidel
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific Railway
Downtown
Elliott Bay

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