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7 stories matching rerout
- The Crossing at Black River
In 1877, King County sought bids for a new bridge, marking a quiet moment of infrastructure expansion in a landscape that would soon be permanently altered by river rerouting.
- Seattle's Great Northern Cashes In as the Pullman Strike Snarls Rival Railroads
With transcontinental traffic rerouted through Puget Sound, James J. Hill's line refuses to haul cars boycotted by the American Railway Union — settling an old score with the Northern Pacific.
- Olympia's Shifting Rail Line
The Olympia branch railroad plans a major reroute to avoid dangerous trestles and prioritize the lucrative logging trade.
- Streetcar Reroute Proposed for McKinley Park Line
A potential deal between the city and the Tacoma Railway & Power Company could resolve a dangerous crossing at East D Street.
- The Great 'Ram's Horn' Railroad Conflict
A proposed plan to reroute Seattle’s waterfront rail tracks onto the 'Ram's Horn' right-of-way promises to end the city's long-standing struggle with grade crossings.
- Seattle’s Waterfront Property Owners Fight the ‘Ram’s Horn’ Tracks
Developers and property owners attempt a massive land swap to resolve a long-standing rail right-of-way dispute along the Seattle waterfront.
- Northport Wants to Know Who Moved Its Road
A legislative road award to Northport was rerouted through Colville, and the Northport Republican lays the blame on a surveyor's report and county commissioners.