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9/22/1957
Author: Bruce Butler
Date: 12-21-2015 - 08:08

9/22/1957 - A significant date for steam in Eastern Washington.

NP 5140, a 4-6-6-4 Challenger, returned to Spokane's Parkwater roundhouse from an assignment at Noxon, Montana. 5140 handled various sized trains, settling a 17 mile line relocation around the new Noxon Rapids dam on the Clark Fork River.

This run was the final steam operation on NP's Idaho division (Paradise MT - Yakima WA) as well as the final run of NP's magnificent Challenger class locomotives.

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q632/np560/NP/5140%20Sandpoint%20ID%209-22-1957%202_zpssi86tkn4.jpg
5140 approaches the long bridge across lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint ID

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q632/np560/NP/5140%20Algoma%20ID%209-22-1957_zpsb7h86uyd.jpg
5140 takes the curve at Algoma at an estimated 70mph! The pacing railfans were hard pressed to catch up.

Unfortunately I took these pictures with Anscochrome, and the original slides have faded badly

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