Tacoma Eastern
Named in 4 stories. Back to all names
- Jun 23, 1904The Shadowy Rail Deal Behind Tacoma’s Tide FlatsA quiet war of railroad giants leaves a smaller line in a chokehold, as local business interests scramble for answers regarding the city’s industrial future.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
- Feb 15, 1909Safecrackers Blow Kapowsin's Only Safe and Ride the Rails OutA nitroglycerine charge, a stolen handcar and a $1,200 haul: Pierce County's small-town robbery baffles the sheriff.Kapowsin, WA
- Feb 15, 190915,000 Ties Float Toward Hoquiam as a New Railroad Takes ShapeA joint Union Pacific-Milwaukee line moved closer to reality when contractors sent a raft of fresh ties down the Skookumchuck and Chehalis rivers—and Tacoma waited for the Milwaukee's president to talk connections.Centralia, WA