Re: old betsy drawings.

Portland & Seattle was an early name for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle.

Maybe this was a construction engine for the Columbia River bridge in 1906.

From:
[www.pnwc-nrhs.org]

"In 1906 the SP&S began construction of the massive bridges from Portland to Vancouver. They would bring to an end the need for Northern Pacific's rail-car ferry which had been crossing the Columbia between the small towns of Kalama and Goble. These bridges ultimately carried the SP&S traffic as well as the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, and Union Pacific trains to Seattle as a part of Portland to Seattle "pool" trains. For about 10 years these bridges also carried the trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific. At the time, one of the spans set a world record for size. Now part of the BNSF system, these continue to serve not only the BNSF, but also the Union Pacific and Amtrak."

Bruce



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/13/2014 02:29PM by bcp.