Map and profile of old and new lines between Peshastin and Scenic, (ca. 1929)

Files

http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/maps/image/202.jpg

Title

Map and profile of old and new lines between Peshastin and Scenic, (ca. 1929)

Subject

Railroad tunnels -- Cascade Mountain Range -- Maps

Description

1 map; col., 20 x 27 cm. <br>The Great Northern's route over Stevens Pass was originally laid out with an eye towards the future construction of tunnels that could that could increase efficiency and decrease the hazards of travel. The original line was built in 1892, and subsequently a 2.6 mile tunnel was completed in 1900 to eliminate some of the hazards. The tunnel featured in this map was built between 1925 and 1928, and is 7.8 miles in length

Creator

Great Northern Railway

Source

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries

Publisher

[St. Paul? Minn.] : Great Northern Railway

Date

ca. 1929

Contributor

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Rights

Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691

Relation

Is part of The Cascade Mountain crossing of the Great Northern Railway

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Maps

Identifier

WSU 209<br>TF 238 C3 C3x 1929

Coverage

United States -- Oregon

Citation

Great Northern Railway, “Map and profile of old and new lines between Peshastin and Scenic, (ca. 1929),” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 25, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/1748.