Whodunit?

[Uncle Jake]

I would like to know who built the line from Connell, Wa to Coulee City and when it was built. Also, does anyone know anything about the Washington Central Railroad which NP leased/took over in 1898? Thanks!

[wanswheel]

Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History by Donald B. Robertson.

http://books.google.com/books?id=2gC82vs_OHsC&pg=PA296&dq=%22washington+central+railroad+company+inc+nicholas+b+temple+president%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8oBaU__xDoa-sQTcvoLgCA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22washington%20central%20railroad%20company%20inc%20nicholas%20b%20temple%20president%22&f=true