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Re: Spokane-Sandpoint

Author: Graham Buxton

Date: 09-30-2018 - 18:57

Argonaut Wrote:
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> Which depot did UP and Milwaukee Road use in
> Spokane?

There was also a Union Station in Spokane. More on all 3 stations here:
[streamlinermemories.info]

> Did Milwaukee Road use trackage rights over UP to
> access Spokane?

Here is an explanation of that:

Quote:
Across Northern Idaho, the Milwaukee did enjoy a high degree of exclusivity, but for a reason: There was little reason for other railroads to build there. Still, a short line still operates the main line from St. Maries to an interchange with UP at Plummer. Plummer was the junction of the important branch line to Spokane. Unlike NP and GN which accessed Spokane (the largest city between Minneapolis and Seattle by far) directly, the Milwaukee did so via a branch line from Plummer to Manito, and then via trackage rights on UP to Spokane. Milwaukee also had trackage rights from Spokane to Marengo on UP to again access the main line which missed Spokane running directly from Plummer to Marengo. Though Official Guide entries by the Milwaukee continued to show two routes between Plummer and Marengo into the 1970s, the reality was that the Spokane-Marengo segment was mostly only used by Milwaukee passenger trains. When the Olympian Hiawatha was discontinued in 1961, so was the use of the UP from Spokane to Marengo, relegating the Inland Empire's primary city officially to branchline status on the Milwaukee.

More here:
[trainweb.org]

Note that Plummer and St Maries (as mentioned above) are in Idaho.

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Re: Spokane-Sandpoint	Graham Buxton	09-30-2018 - 18:57
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Graham Buxton Wrote:
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> Argonaut Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Which depot did UP and Milwaukee Road use in
> > Spokane?
> 
> There was also a Union Station in Spokane. More on
> all 3 stations here:
> http://streamlinermemories.info/?p=5956
> 
> 
> > Did Milwaukee Road use trackage rights over UP
> to
> > access Spokane?
> 
> Here is an explanation of that:
> Across Northern Idaho, the Milwaukee did enjoy a
> high degree of exclusivity, but for a reason:
> There was little reason for other railroads to
> build there.  Still, a short line still operates
> the main line from St. Maries to an interchange
> with UP at Plummer.  Plummer was the junction of
> the important branch line to Spokane.  Unlike NP
> and GN which accessed Spokane (the largest city
> between Minneapolis and Seattle by far) directly,
> the Milwaukee did so via a branch line from
> Plummer to Manito, and then via trackage rights on
> UP to Spokane.  Milwaukee also had trackage rights
> from Spokane to Marengo on UP to again access the
> main line which missed Spokane running directly
> from Plummer to Marengo.  Though Official Guide
> entries by the Milwaukee continued to show two
> routes between Plummer and Marengo into the 1970s,
> the reality was that the Spokane-Marengo segment
> was mostly only used by Milwaukee passenger
> trains.  When the Olympian Hiawatha was
> discontinued in 1961, so was the use of the UP
> from Spokane to Marengo, relegating the Inland
> Empire's primary city officially to branchline
> status on the Milwaukee.
> 
> 
> More here:
> http://trainweb.org/milwaukeemyths/
> 
> 
> Note that Plummer and St Maries (as mentioned
> above) are in Idaho.

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