Elijah Smith
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- Jun 19, 1885The Ghost Railroad of SeattleProminent investors toured the idle 'Shore Line' road, leaving locals to wonder if the long-stalled project would ever serve the city or just provide firewood.Seattle, WA
- Sep 27, 1885The Ghost Railroad of the White River ValleyFarmers and Seattle civic leaders gathered in a desperate bid to force the operation of a phantom rail line that was constructed but never ran.Titusville, Kent, WA
- Jul 28, 1888The Great Seattle Railroad BlockadeA federal court issues a stinging injunction to halt the construction of rival railroad lines in Washington Territory, sparking a corporate war between the Union Pacific and local interests.Seattle, WA
- Jan 19, 1889The Terminal Standoff: How Seattle’s Business Elite Forced a Railroad CompromiseIn January 1899, the city’s Board of Trade and leading merchants intervened in a bitter dispute between the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad and the Puget Sound Shore Railroad, demanding the construction of vital terminal warehouses to save freight from the elements.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 27, 1889The Union Pacific's Threat to the Northern PacificHigh-stakes rail competition arrives in North Yakima as rival lines fight for a terminus on the Sound.Yakima, WA
- Dec 12, 1889The Railway Race for the Wheat FieldsA major expansion of the Oregon Improvement Company’s rail network aims to link Seattle directly to Eastern Washington’s wheat belt, setting the stage for a showdown between rival railroad titans.Naches Pass, Yakima, WA