M. J. Costello
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- Apr 30, 1908The Rails Come to Newport: Yards, Depots, and a Town Betting Its Future on the I. & W. N.Railroad brass walk the ground for new yards, surveyors push down-river, a depot rises, and the town council is asked for a franchise — as high water stalls the Great Northern bridge at Albeni Falls.Newport, WA
- Feb 4, 1909When the Ice Broke: Newport's Steamboats Reconnect the Pend OreilleWith the river finally open to Box Canyon, two navigation companies coordinated schedules at Newport, linking trains, mail and lumber camps to the upper Pend Oreille.Newport, WA
- May 13, 1909Newport Takes the Railroad to TaskWhen the Great Northern left the town with a rickety depot and a single unsafe crossing, Newport summoned the state Railway Commission — and won a promise of a new station.Newport, WA
- Jul 1, 1909Newport Fights for Promised Railroad DepotTown officials and the Commercial Club push railroad commissioners to hold Great Northern to its agreement for a new depot, while the railroad refuses extra trains for the Fourth of July.Newport, WA