217 results for: Railroads
Photograph
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway train at Issaquah depot, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. This photo shows a passenger train at the depot in Issaquah. Stamped on…
ID Number:2016.81.1
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Two men standing on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railway drawbridge across Snohomish River, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. This photo shows two men standing on the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern…
ID Number:2016.81.2
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway locomotive and passenger car, Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. A passenger station on Railroad Avenue and a working yard at Interbay formed…
ID Number:2016.81.4
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern locomotive S.V. White at Interbay yard, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. A passenger station on Railroad Avenue and a working yard at Interbay formed…
ID Number:2016.81.5
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern baggage car, Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway had a passenger depot and freight office at the foot of Madison Street along the waterfront. This photo shows a railroad employee standing in front of a baggage car near that location.
ID Number:2016.81.6
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern tracks heading north from Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. A passenger station on Railroad Avenue and a working yard at Interbay formed…
ID Number:2016.81.9
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Group of men on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway line, 1887
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway extended from the waterfront along the northern shore of Lake Union and then to the north side of Lake Washington, eventually reaching Snoqualmie Falls. In this photo, a group of investors inspect the progress of the line on the way to Woodinville. Colonel A. B. Rogers stands in the center foreground with white…
ID Number:2016.81.10
Date:1887
Document
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway stock certificate, 1887
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. This Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway stock certificate for 100 shares was…
ID Number:2016.81.11
Date:1887
Book
Seattle Pocket Guide, December 1900
The directory pictured here, the "Seattle Pocket Guide," was published monthly beginning in 1891, and was sold at local book stores for $0.10. The guide features helpful information about Seattle, such as the locations of the 28 fire alarm boxes and 23 police patrol boxes; time tables for the railroads, steamboats, ferries, and street car lines; lists of all elected…
ID Number:2018.3.3.73
Date:1900
Ephemera
Invitation to opening of Cable Railroad, September 29, 1888
In September 1888, Seattle's second street railway line was built by Pacific Cable Construction Company as a single-track cable car line, running in a loop from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park. This line, the Yesler Way line, effectively linked the steamers docking at Elliott Bay with the ferries crossing Lake Washington. When the line was built the residential and recreational…
ID Number:2018.3.3.75
Date:1888