Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
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| Reporting marks | SPS |
| Locale | Washington |
| Dates of operation | 1905–1970 |
| Successor line | Burlington Northern |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (AAR reporting marks SPS) was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River.
In 1909 construction of the Oregon Trunk to Bend, Oregon began.
In 1910 it purchased the Oregon Electric Railway.
In 1970, it merged with the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railway, and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to form the Burlington Northern Railroad. The Burlington Northern continued to operate it until 1987, when it announced intention to vacate the right-of-way.
In 1991, the Washington State Parks system acquired the right-of-way and established the Columbia Plateau Trail State Park This park is a 4,109-acre, 130-mile-long rail-bed trail that traces that portion of the 1908 route of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railroad between Cheny and Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
Gaertner, John (1990). North Bank Road.
Grande, Walt (1997). The Northwest's Own Railway, Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway and its Subsidiaries.
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