Puget Sound Shore Railroad
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- 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
- Jan 1, 1889The Seattle Water-Hose Rail War of 1888When two rival railroads fought over a contested stretch of waterfront track, the dispute escalated from legal threats to a chaotic brawl involving barricades, hired detectives, and a fire hose.Front Street, 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
- May 8, 1889The Waterfront War of 1889A bitter corporate grudge between local railroads leads to claims of monopolies, coal famines, and the violent destruction of property on the Seattle shoreline.Seattle, WA
- Jun 5, 1889The Great Salmon TrainIn a bid to secure freight business, a Seattle railroad manager stored an entire season's catch of salmon in boxcars for six months, resulting in the city's largest-ever rail shipment.West Seattle, Seattle, WA
- Jun 22, 1889F.A. Nadeau Favors Belt Line Over City Track ControlAs Seattle rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1889, railroad managers and city officials butted heads over who would control the lifeblood of the growing port: the tracks on Railroad Avenue.Railroad Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Jul 11, 1889The Great Seattle Cable Car BattleA legal dispute over the City Railway Company's franchise forces a showdown between city officials and the company's ambitious construction plans.Seattle, WA
- Sep 20, 1889The Seattle Boom in Black and White: 1889A look at the sheer volume of commerce flowing through Seattle's docks and rails just weeks after the Great Seattle Fire, showcasing a city obsessed with growth, brick, and iron.Seattle, WA