Ross Hall Wrote:
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> Nice shot. PCC didn't interchange with BNSF from PCC at Wallula, only the Watco operation Great Northwest Railroad does. PCC did limited interchange with BNSF at Pullman until the bridge near Colfax burned. Terms of the UP sale to Watco created a "paper barrier" that blocked most interchange with BNSF to only "new business". Even if UP couldn't fill the order they were blocked from interchange by the legal terms of sale. I've always thought that "paper barriers" should be outlawed. If a class one sells a line that connects to other carriers the short line should be allowed unrestricted access for interchange. Great Northwest operates the former Camas Prairie lines that already had established interchange with both railroads.
I figured PCC interchanged with BNSF at Wallula based on the info on their website. Here's a cool pic of a PCC train on the UP's Joso Bridge.