The Northern Pacific's third depot at Kanaskat, built at the close of World War Two on the alignment used before the construction of Howard Hanson Dam (Abandoned)
In 1900 the NP built a 2,850-foot passing track, a 1,200-foot house track, a wye connection with the Green River Branch to Kangley, Selleck, Barneston and Kerriston, a fourth class combination station, a second class section house, a 24-man bunkhouse, a double tool house, and a box water tank and standpipe. The ornate Victorian station at this site was burned to the ground in 1944 when a wood stove pipe through the roof overheated and caught fire. It was replaced by an innovative temporary station -– a round-roof box car. After World War Two the Northern Pacific replaced the box car with a solid brick station. This lasted until 1959, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were forced to build the Northern Pacific yet another station directly northwest of its postwar structure (due to the line change caused by the Corps of Engineer's Howard A. Hanson Dam at Eagle Gorge). Thus, Kanaskat had the dubious honor of being home to four stations in 90 years.
^"Northern Pacific Railway's Kanaskat line during construction, Kanaskat, 1959". University of Washington. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
^"Northern Pacific Railway construction at Kanaskat, 1958". University of Washington. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
External linksedit
David T. Sprau (January 2002). . White River Journal. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
John A. Phillips, III (November 20, 2000). . Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
April 17, 2024
kanaskat, washington, unincorporated, community, king, county, washington, united, states, unincorporated, communitykanaskatlocation, washington, united, statesshow, washington, state, kanaskatkanaskat, united, states, show, united, statescoordinates, 32000, 8. Kanaskat Washington is an unincorporated community in King County Washington United States Kanaskat WashingtonUnincorporated communityKanaskatLocation in Washington and the United StatesShow map of Washington state KanaskatKanaskat the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 47 19 12 N 121 53 38 W 47 32000 N 121 89389 W 47 32000 121 89389CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyKingElevation827 ft 252 m Time zoneUTC 8 Pacific PST Summer DST UTC 7 PDT GNIS feature ID1521559 1 The Northern Pacific s third depot at Kanaskat built at the close of World War Two on the alignment used before the construction of Howard Hanson Dam Abandoned Kanaskat was a small facility on the Northern Pacific Railway today s BNSF Railway created by the opening of a cut off between Palmer Washington and Auburn Washington built 1899 1900 by the Northern Pacific s contractors Horace C Henry and his partner Nelson Bennett Kanaskat served as a water stop for steam powered trains out of Auburn as well as a small yard and scale for the NP s Green River Branch northward to Kangley Washington Selleck Washington and Kerriston Washington as well as the large mills located just to the south in Enumclaw Washington and Buckley Washington In 1900 the NP built a 2 850 foot passing track a 1 200 foot house track a wye connection with the Green River Branch to Kangley Selleck Barneston and Kerriston a fourth class combination station a second class section house a 24 man bunkhouse a double tool house and a box water tank and standpipe The ornate Victorian station at this site was burned to the ground in 1944 when a wood stove pipe through the roof overheated and caught fire It was replaced by an innovative temporary station a round roof box car After World War Two the Northern Pacific replaced the box car with a solid brick station This lasted until 1959 when the U S Army Corps of Engineers were forced to build the Northern Pacific yet another station directly northwest of its postwar structure due to the line change caused by the Corps of Engineer s Howard A Hanson Dam at Eagle Gorge Thus Kanaskat had the dubious honor of being home to four stations in 90 years The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad also crossed through the area moving north south from its main line station at Cedar Falls Washington south to the large mill at Enumclaw Washington Track connections between the two roads were made to the north and south of town 2 3 It was named after Kanasket alternately spelled Kanaskat a chief of the Klickitat people who was killed by the U S Army ca 1855 56 Kanaskat Palmer State Park is just south of the settlement References edit Kanaskat Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Northern Pacific Railway s Kanaskat line during construction Kanaskat 1959 University of Washington Retrieved November 23 2009 Northern Pacific Railway construction at Kanaskat 1958 University of Washington Retrieved November 23 2009 External links editDavid T Sprau January 2002 How Auburn Became a Railroading Town Part I Featuring the Northern Pacific s Palmer Cutoff White River Journal Archived from the original on February 29 2012 Retrieved November 24 2009 John A Phillips III November 20 2000 N P Ry Stampede Pass A Virtual Tour Auburn to Ellensburg Archived from the original on November 22 2008 Retrieved November 24 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kanaskat Washington amp oldid 1167288249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
