The Train That Never Came Back
Copy of first two pages of an article from Railroad Magazine, vol. 57, no. 3, April 1952, entitled "The Train That Never Came Back" by Earle Clark. It includes a photo fo the Canadian Pacific Railway car being doused with water from fire hoses held by three men. A boxed caption at the lower left says: "Optimistic Citizens of Bellingham Saw Their Town Becoming a Metropolis, but Civic Pride Itself Doused Their Carefully Laid Plans." This is the story of an incident on June 22, 1891, when the first Canadian Pacific Railroad passenger train would connect the northern corner of Washington to the eastern United States. The article recounts the incident that occurred at Holly St. and Railroad Ave. when the Sehome and Whatcom fire companies began a water fight while waiting for the train (which was delayed) to appear. When it did arrive, the fight was well under way and the train got in the middle of it, resulting in broken windows and soaked passengers from the force of the water. There is a partially legible signature on the lower left of hte photo: "Earle..."
Object Details
Creators/Contributors
- Biery, Galen - Collector open_in_new Biery, Galen's website (opens in new tab)
- Clark, Earl - Photographer
Collection
collections Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
Date Created
April 1952
Extent
- 1 black and white print
- 13 x 9
Publisher
Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
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Related to
Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Identifier
gb1613
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