Re: Leavenworth Washington
Author: Jim
Date: 04-16-2015 - 14:10
George Andrews Wrote:
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> Several old Washington State maps show the
> original GN tracks as running through the town
> just a bit North of, and parallel to, the present
> commercial row along Hwy. 2. Remember that the
> tracks were moved to Chumstick Cyn. in 1929; the
> years since & the growth of the town have left
> little evidence of the original Right of Way,
> though a spur did run into the fruit warehouse on
> the South side of Hwy. 2 until at least the
> 1940's.
The spur ran to the fruit warehouse in Leavenworth into the 1970s or 80s. I've seen a photo of a GP9 on the spur.