Laconia Railroad Station, Snoqualmie Pass,
Washington.

This historical photograph of the Laconia
railroad yard, at the summit of Snoqualmie Pass, was photographed by 1911. An eastbound
steam locomotive, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway ( C. M. & P. S.
Ry. ), can be seen on a siding just beyond the water tank. Also beyond the water tank, to
the left, is the oil tank used to fill the tenders of oil-fired steam locomotives. The
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway was the Pacific Coast extension of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The name Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
lasted from only 1909 until 1912 at which time this Pacific Coast extension of the
railroad also became known as the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The southeast
shoulder of Denny Mountain can be seen in the background on the left side of the
photograph. The upper end of the South Fork Snoqualmie River valley, where the Alpental
ski area is now located, can be seen in the background on the right side of the
photograph.
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Andrew Craig Magnuson
Forks, Washington
September 22, 2005
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