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THIS IS THE "WASHY" LINE. IT WAS BUILT IN THE 1900-1910 ERA AS A DIRECT LINE FROM UMATILLA ORERON TO SPOKANE WASHINGTON TO REPLACE A ROUNDABOUT, CROOKED AND STEEPLY GRADED LINE FROM PENDLETON TO SPOKANE VIA WALLA WALLA. THE WASHY ALSO INCLUDES THE WELL KNOWN JOSO TRESTLE OVER THE SNAKE RIVER. THIS LINE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HARRIMAN ERA CONSTRUCTION, STRAIGHT, LOW BUT STEADY GRADE. THE EXPENSIVE CUT AND FILL WORK YOU SAW WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH STANDARDS THAT WERE HARRIMAN'S TRADEMARK. I HAVE A BOOK ON THE OWR&N (OREGON WASHINGTON RAILWAY & NAVIGATION) WHICH BUILT ALL UP LINES EAST OF HUNTINGTON OREGON. THAT WOULD BE YOUR BEST SOURCE. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE TITLE OF BOOK OR AUTHOR READILY AVAILABLE.
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