The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway was a railroad founded in Seattle, Washington, on April 28, 1885, with three tiers of purposes: Build and run the initial line to the town of Ballard, bring
"Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway's Engine No. 2, the D.H. Gilman, photographed on Independence Day, 1895", "despite the rain", at Columbia Street Station on Railroad Avenue built on pilings over filled mudflat, now Western Avenue. The occasion had a holiday excursion to Sumas. The quote is from the foreground of the image.
The new Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway station at Snoqualmie, c 1890s.
Snoqualmie Falls, near the end of the line. The SLS&E road was built passing near the south shore not far downstream and construction ended in 1889. Note size of figures and scale of flow; compare with contemporary. The Falls became a popular excursion destination from 4 July 1889. (Copyright expired.)
Seattle's University Village shopping center advertises "Christmas Train Ride", December 1966
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The Northwest Railway Museum is a railroad museum in Snoqualmie, King County, Washington. It consists of a heritage railway, historic depot, exhibit hall, archive center and a two track shop dedicated
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…Trail. A 5.5-mile (8.9 km) section of the railway, between Snoqualmie Falls and North Bend, was preserved in 1975, and is now owned and operated by the Northwest Railway Museum. In eastern Washington, the Northern Pacific abandoned the section between Spokane and Medical Lake right after purchase, preferring to use their own…
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