Re: Trains Magazine Map of the Month errors & Question...
George Andrews Wrote:
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> The map shows numerous U.S. Government ( USG )
> lines, one of which ran from Athol, ID., East to
> the South end of Lake Pend Oreille. My DeLorme
> atlas shows a dashed line between these points as
> well. What was this line ???
You are likely looking at the rail line to the Farragut Naval Recruit Training Facility, the site of the second largest U.S. Naval Recruit Training Facility. It was was decommissioned in June of 1946.
Some info on this facility is here:
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www.bayviewidaho.org]