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- Mar 9, 1900Railroads Begin Farming Their Own ForestsFacing a national timber shortage, western railroads turn to industrial-scale tree planting to secure a future for their own infrastructure.Colfax, WA
- Jun 22, 1904The Shadow of the Railroad KingsSpeculation mounts as E.H. Harriman moves to secure terminal grounds in Tacoma's tide lands, signaling a coming battle with the Hill lines.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 24, 1904The Tacoma Times Challenges a Media BlackoutThe fledgling newspaper accuses local rivals of suppressing news about a mysterious transcontinental railway deal involving tide-flat lands.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 21, 1916Tragedy at the Sumner CrossingA weekend outing turned to mourning after a fatal collision between an automobile and a passenger train.Sumner, WA