Great Northern Railway Company
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- Oct 11, 1892The Railway Stakes: Great Northern Picks SeattleA massive land-buying spree signals that Seattle is set to become the Pacific terminus for a new transcontinental rail giant.Seattle, WA
- Oct 11, 1892The Death of Whitechapel: Great Northern’s Seattle Land GrabA major expansion of the Great Northern railway threatens to erase the working-class district of Whitechapel to build a central passenger depot.Seattle, WA
- Nov 15, 1892The End of the First Coal Bunker on the Pacific CoastAfter thirty-four years, the historic Bellingham Bay coal bunkers are being dismantled, marking the close of the region's first industrial era.Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, WA
- Apr 10, 1893Spanning the Columbia: The Great Northern's Engineering TriumphA massive, gravity-defying cantilever bridge nears completion near Rock Island, marking a feat of railroad ingenuity.Rock Island, Wenatchee, WA
- Sep 21, 1893Ballard Mill Fire Sparks Legal Battle with Great Northern RailwayInsurance companies have filed suit against the Great Northern Railway, alleging a passing locomotive started a massive fire that destroyed the Fleming-Ayerst mill.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Apr 24, 1894The Working People of Seattle Protest Wage CutsThousands pack the Armory to demand relief and protest corporate wage suppression across the city.Seattle Armory, Seattle, WA
- May 24, 1894The Ballard Rail WarsBallard officials threatened to forcibly remove tracks from their city streets in a bitter dispute with railroad receivers.Ballard Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Jun 6, 1894When the Water Came Up to the Post Office: Floods Cut Seattle’s Rail and Mail LinesSpring freshets submerged low streets, stalled Great Northern and Northern Pacific trains, and left Seattle business houses waiting days for mail.Seattle, WA
- Jan 10, 1895The Ladder Gave Way: A Conductor’s Leg and the Railroad’s DefenseMichael J. Fitzmaurice was hauling gravel when a caboose ladder threw him under the train. He lost his leg at the knee and sued Great Northern for $29,500.Seattle, WA
- May 27, 1909The Railroad That Burned the Forest—and Paid the BillIn 1908, locomotives and clearing crews set eleven fires in the Wenatchee National Forest. The Great Northern Railway’s $2,312.62 payment was an early reckoning for industrial damage to public land.Leavenworth, WA