tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post1119549891298231351..comments2024-03-20T04:38:08.000-07:00Comments on SRTC Transportation Blog: 100 Years Ago Spokane Called Greatest Railway Center On ContinentSRTC Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-8345741809797817982012-12-19T11:38:04.935-08:002012-12-19T11:38:04.935-08:00I talked to a gentleman in Latah a while back who ...I talked to a gentleman in Latah a while back who told me the same thing. Plus he said the trains would stop in the outlying areas to pick up people to come into Spokane. There wasn't a regular station though near Latah, the train would just stop out in the middle of nowhere and people wanting to get to town would get on. You could never have that kind of arrangement these days, or blocking emergency vehicles for that long. There would be a huge outcry.SRTC Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-14858795394162345732012-12-19T11:18:42.293-08:002012-12-19T11:18:42.293-08:00I remember about 50 years ago when there were 4 tr...I remember about 50 years ago when there were 4 transcontinental railroads in Spokane, the Great Northern, Union Pacific, the Milwaukee, and the Northern Pacific. We also had the Spokane International and Spokane Portland and Seattle. The depots they used downtown where busy with trains almost all day. Grade crossings all around town blocked cars, fire trucks, and ambulances and few people complained because the trains meant jobs.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.com