The horseshoe shape was necessitated by the loopback in the line required to maintain grade as the canyon became steeper. Stencil on the side of a bn caboose at east lewiston. Mont saint michel and chartres is a book written by the american historian and scholar henry adams 18381918. This book is in production and will be available this spring. Hundreds of titles available, most at discount prices.
The dismantling of the camas prairie railroad by jim reed i was fortunate to ride on the camas prairie railroad csp line out of cottonwood in the early 1950s when the steam locomotives were still pulling not only freight cars, but also daily passenger cars that carried the daily us mail for the communities up to grangeville. Photo taken on october 5, 1996, after starting that morning with a great breakfast at a diner with the crew, and then switching industries in grangeville. These countervailing forces, combined with local speculation, boosterism and barge competition, complicated matters considerably. With a cool fall breeze coming in from the open door of a up gp382, the camas prairie lewiston local approaches the very neat elevator complex of cottonwood id on the railroads namesake. A breakheart pass was filmed on the camas prairie railroad, a short line in northern idaho. Lewiston, id largest city on the camas prairie railroad. All aboard explores the role that the railroads played in the creation of idaho and the west. During those years the bannock indians would gather in the area during the summer and hunt wild life and gather camas wild onion and yampas wild carrot roots to store for winter use. Camas prairie railroad, second subdivision, from spalding in nez.
Carefully researched from railroad papers and interviews with employees, this book tells the full story of the camas prairie for the first time from founding through the present day. Camas prairie railroad company reporting mark csp was a short line railroad in northern idaho jointly owned and operated by northern pacific railway and. Although the current status of the line is inactive, talk is of the possiblity of reactivating this branch of. It is on the main federalstate north and south highway u. Idahos panhandle railroad is a history of the spectacular camas prairie railroad in eastern washington and northern idaho. Camas prairie railroad, second subdivision, from spalding in.
With a cool fall breeze coming in from the open door of a up gp382, the camas prairie lewiston local approaches the very neat elevator complex of cottonwood id on the railroad s namesake. Final op session on john mcbees joint line page 1 final op session on john mcbees joint line page 2 kansas city terminal railroad visit southside railroad modelers. Adams wrote this book, a meditative reflection on medieval culture, well after his historical masterpiece, the history of the united states of. Jun 25, 2015 the camas prairie was jointly owned by the npbn and up, and is the subject of a forthcoming book published by the uphs. It would be essential for anyone who wanted to model the railroad, either in whole or in part. The csp was a remnant of railroad wars in the 19th and 20th century, when edward h. This tunnel on the camas prairie railroad was constructed in the early 1900s and is one of seven on the line. In the end, the railroads cooperated to build the camas prairie railroad. Its current moves a varied range of freight traffic. The camas prairie was owned jointly by the northern pacific later burlington northern and the union pacific, almost from its.
The camas prairie railroad has been called the offspring of a unique wedding of the rails between the union pacific and northern pacific railroads in 1909. The first passenger train whistled into grangeville on the camas prairie railroad in 1908 and the present state cattle association was organized in the 1920s. The book is complete with information on operations and equipment, maps of the full railroad and key. The area was home to the second subdivision of the camas prairie railroad, known as the railroad on stilts due to its numerous trestles, most of which were timber. Today, it is expanding populations of boise and the wood. There was a railroad war going on between the union pacific and northern pacific lines to dominate this area.
Preorder camas prairie member price uphs company store. It will feature 10 up close and personal trestle locations, 2 sunset shoots, 1 sunrise shoot, basic photography instruction, editing tips, and local r. Idahos railroad on stilts edmonds, washington, pacific fast mail, 1986, were donated to the university of idaho library by hal riegger in may 1987. The research materials for his book the camas prairie. Dec 05, 2017 i found a great book that shares a lot of history and cool old pictures of the camas prairie railroad by hal riegger published in 1986. Historic railroad, train trestles special sections. The camas prairie railroad was known as the railroad on stilts due to the many wooden trestles. To railfans and historians the camas prairie is legendary for its numerous tunnels, high timber trestles earning it the name as the railroad on stilts, and overall breathtaking scenery of the pacific northwest. Idahos panhandle railroad modeling lewiston, idaho, on the camas prairie railroad in the summer of 1965.
This dreamy trainthemed road trip through idaho will make. Formed out of the intense competition between the northern pacific railway and the union pacific rail road in 1909, the camas prairie operated joint trackage between riparia, washington and. A 1939 photo of northern pacific class w mikado 1507 at the lewiston roundhouse. Carefully researched from railroad papers and interviews with employees, this book tells the full story of the camas prairie for. Hill were fighting over this whole inland area to see who could get. The camas prairie railroad was the result of that competition and in many ways, the end of the war. The camas prairie was jointly owned by the npbn and up, and is the subject of a forthcoming book published by the uphs. Camas prairie rails a community site showcasing idahos. An online railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used railroad books. Historically, the camas prairie railroad is officially referred to as the csp. Railroad pictorials, railroad history, steam locomotives, passenger trains, modern railroading. While train travel in idaho is no more, towering trestles, scenic valleys, and a centurys worth of history make this abandoned spot an absolute treasure. The camas prairie railroads second subdivision was completed in 1908. On the morning of february 12th, 2004, bill mccready passed on.
A few more webshots of lewiston around the inland empire. Jul 12, 2015 idahos panhandle railroad modeling lewiston, idaho, on the camas prairie railroad in the summer of 1965. The railroad mail clerk who delivered may from her parents house in grangeville to her grandmothers house in lewiston was a vinnegarholtz and had a huge home in east lewiston where the families. We feature a freelanced version of it this month built in ho scale. The csp was built to tap the rolling, fertile hills of the camas prairie and the timber of the forested hills and. I found a great book that shares a lot of history and cool old pictures of the camas prairie railroad by hal riegger published in 1986. They both had ambitions to build a line connecting lewiston idaho to the camas prairie to carry grain, lumber products, and mail as well as passengers.
According to the cprs history, a 999year agreement between the up and np, signed in september 1909, ended years of fighting about railroad rights in idahos heartland. The history of the camas prairie railroad begins in the late 19th century as the owners of the up and np, edward harriman and james j. This was the second leg of motorcar operators wests pacific northwest tour 1999. Quantity 1 cubic foot collection number mg183 collection summary research files, including newspaper and journal articles, maps, correspondence, oral history tapes and transcripts, and photographs, pertaining to rieggers book, the camas prairie. Formed out of the intense competition between the northern pacific railway and the union pacific railroad in 1909, the camas prairie operated joint trackage between riparia, wa and. This railroad is a remnant of the great railroad wars earlier in the century, when the harrimans and the hills were fighting over this whole inland area to see who. Camas prairie railnet journal by wayne parsons the camas prairie railroad, located in north central idaho at lewiston, hosted its first ever motorcar event may 2629, 1999. Highway 95, about six miles 10 km south of grangeville. This short line is owned by the rio grande pacific corporation and began service on november 15, 1993.
Welcome to camas county in the early 1850s goodales cutoff was a heavily used emigrant route that ran the length of camas prairie. One result was the camas prairie railroad, jointly operated by np and up. The camas prairie idahos railroad on stilts by hal riegger was published in 1986 by pacific fast mail. A complete tibs book of the lewiston terminal area drawn using a. Masonite ripped into 2 wide sheets, primed and painted blue. In the 1800s, it was the homesteaders that rolled into the area. A book and a bite american graduate literacy stem programs outreach and. The original railroad was formed by a joint working relationship between the union pacific and the northern pacific now bnsf railroads. Hills acquisition of the np in 1893, yet two railroad lines to the camas prairie made little sense for either company. See thomas winpennys without fitting, filing or chipping1996 for a history of the bridge works, and hal rieggers the camas prairie1981 for local railroad history. A remnant of this bygone era and many of the daily items from the pioneer days to the present still remain within the historic railroad depotmuseum building located in fairfield. It was jointly owned by both the union pacific and northern pacific, which had created the line as a means of settling a profit dispute. The first passenger train whistled into grangeville on the camas prairie railroad in 1908 and the present state cattle association was organized in.
Idahos railroad on stilts hardcover january 1, 1986. The book includes an interview, about the movie, with retired camas prairie engineer bill clem. The dismantling of the camas prairie railroad by jim reed i was fortunate to ride on the camas prairie railroad csp line out of cottonwood in the early 1950s when the steam locomotives were still pulling not only freight cars, but also daily passenger cars that. Yet, it is still possible to view idaho and the northwest by rail, to revel in the history and scenery of places like. Discussions can include history of the railroad or the region, past or present operations, and modeling considerations. Camas prairie railroad orin blombergflickr to railfans and historians the camas prairie is legendary for its numerous tunnels, high timber trestles earning it the name as the railroad on stilts, and overall breathtaking scenery of the pacific northwest. Just a little snippet of me running some tests with searchlights emd lua script and seeing if i can implement it in other dlcs than what we originally wrote it for. Camas prairie is interpreted at a highway pullout on the north side of u.
This watco property since 2004 operates 77 miles of the former camas prairie railroad between lewiston, idaho and riparia, washington. Sanborn fire insurance map from grangeville, idaho county, idaho. History of the camas prairie railroad, jointly owned by union pacific and. This history presents the origins of the unique cooperation between the parent companies up and np, details the many routes surveyed to the railroad s namesake camas prairie and to the logging camp at headquarters, idaho, including maps of the lines considered in lapwai canyon, site of the famous halfmoon. Additionally, the np was at a disadvantage for hauling its traffic off the camas prairie and out of lewiston as it had to ascend a steep and twisty route on its. Union pacific historical society dedicated to the preservation of.
The camas prairie railroad part 3 reubens to highway 95. Numerous books, however, have already been published that provide comprehensive histories of each of the railroad companies outlined by hillebrant e. The forest service stepped in to help control the range. The village of craigmont, located in lewis county in the center of the camas prairie wheat section, is a major wheat shipping point in the state of idaho. This group provides a forum for people interested in the camas prairie railroad and its successors, camas prairie railnet and great northwest railroad. The camas prairie railroad was known as the railroad on stilts due to the many wooden trestles along its route. Grangeville idaho idaho county nez perce county spalding, 1968. Dedicated to the preservation of the history of the union pacific railroad. Jan 20, 2018 the camas prairie railroad operated in northern idaho and was jointly owned by the union pacific and northern pacific railroads. Named for the blue flowering camasan important food source for all native americans in the interior northwestthe camas prairie is a traditional nez perce gathering place in north central idaho from the nez perce national historical park. Camas prairie photography and history workshop creations by. In one fivemile 8 km stretch, there were more than a dozen trestles. Idaho county did not escape the wars on ranges between the sheep men and the cattlemen in the early 1900s.
You can get a copy of it from my link and i highly recommend it if you are interested in the history of this railroad. Originally a cooperative building effort by predecessors of the union pacific and the bnsf in the early 20th century, as of 2004, remnants of the camas prairie are operated as the 77mile great northwest railroad by watco cos. Looking forward, the camas prairie as the indians knew it, and as we have known it, is an endangered place. It is a history of the spectacular camas prairie railroad in eastern washington and northern idaho. This gorgeous line stretches all the way from grangeville to lapwai.
The camas prairie railroad operated in northern idaho and was jointly owned by the union pacific and northern pacific railroads. Camas prairie railroad company reporting mark csp was a short line railroad in northern idaho jointly owned and operated by northern pacific railway and union pacific railroad. A photography and history workshop that centers on the camas prairie railroad trestles. The up also had a swing bridge over the snake at riperia, opened in 1888, but that span had distinctly different trussing. The camas prairie railroad is sometimes called the railroad on stilts. This workshop will appeal to photographers and history buffs. Camas county is full of history, stories, dreams and beauty.
Bill was born on may 7th, 1923 and grew up in idaho playing around the tracks and trestles of the camas prairie railroad, thus his fascination of the camas prairie and his freelance version of a camas prairie consolidation number 1978. The village of craigmont university of idaho library. The winter issue is available now in the company store. Carefully researched from railroad papers and interviews with employees, this book tells the full story of the camas prairie for the first time from founding through. This history presents the origins of the unique cooperation between the parent companies up and np, details the many routes surveyed to the railroads namesake camas prairie and to the logging camp at headquarters, idaho, including maps of the lines considered in lapwai canyon, site of the famous halfmoon bridge. In one five mile stretch, there are more than a dozen trestles, some of the highest in north america. Timber stringer bridge on railroad location lewis county, idaho status intact but closed to all traffic history built 1907, abandoned 2000 railroads camas prairie railroad csp northern pacific railroad np design timber stringer dimensions length of largest span. Camas prairie railroad, second subdivision, from spalding.
This short line is currently owned by railroad materials salvage although it began operations in 1998 under camas prairie railnet. On the other hand, local farmers desired competition to keep the rates down. John hendersons collection of vintage railroad photos. Jun 22, 2017 just a little snippet of me running some tests with searchlights emd lua script and seeing if i can implement it in other dlcs than what we originally wrote it for. It operates the former camas prairie railroad between spalding and cottonwood, about 52 miles. Camas prairie photography and history workshop creations. Breakheart pass, a 1975 film starring charles bronson, was filmed on portions of the railroad on the camas prairie. Oct 01, 2018 the book is well written and reads rather quickly. Formed out of the intense competition between the northern pacific railway and the union pacific. Hill the empire builder, battled each other to see who could better serve the pacific northwest via the most rail lines. The camas prairie railroad company railroad history and. Idahos railroad on stilts by hal riegger 1986, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Uphs library specific areas union pacific historical society.
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