The Great Northern Railroad sited a rail yard at Hillyard and a grand station in central Spokane. In 1914, the Union Pacific and Milwaukee Road finished construction on a viaduct which hugged …

This postcard depicts the Spokane’s Great Northern train station, which was also used by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. The water in the foreground is the Spokane River, as …

2014年5月12日 · In the 1880s, Spokane was becoming the premier rail hub of the West and tycoon James J. Hill wanted it on his Great Northern line to the coast.

This is a photograph of the Great Northern Railroad Station on Havermale Island before the riverfront was changed by Expo 74. The station was removed in preparation for the World's …

2019年4月8日 · The Great Northern merged with the Northern Pacific Railway, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway to become the …

The Great Northern railroad is the soil on which the town of Hillyard grew. James J. Hill chose this location for his railroad terminal in 1892. The small town rapidly expanded around the railroad …

The Great Northern railroad came to Spokane in 1892. James J. Hill built the GN railroad and the railroad yards called Hillyard. The depot built on Havermale Island in the Spokane River cost …

Railroad stations -- Washington (State) -- Spokane; Great Northern Railway Co. (U.S.) Description The Great Northern and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle station is reflected in the calm …

The Spokane Falls & Northern (SF&N) is a historic railroad that operated in northeast Washington state. The SF&N initially connected the city of Spokane (then called Spokane Falls) with the …

Three of BNSF’s predecessors operated in Spokane. The Northern Pacific (NP) arrived in 1881, the Great Northern (GN) in 1891, and the SP&S (Spokane, Portland & Seattle) in 1907. These …