Kittitas County, Washington
|
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
|
Berne |
Great Northern |
along US 2, Stevens Pass |
Tn |
rr |
|
in use |
concrete portal |
BNSF |
new Cascade Tunnel |
6/11 |
|
between Cheviot and
Boylston |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
just over four
miles east of Renslow Trestle, Restricted access - U.S. Army property |
Tn |
abandoned |
|
gone |
|
none |
Tunnel #45 Johnson Creek, 1,973' |
10/09 |
|
between Cle Elum
and Easton |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
over Yakima River,
adjacent to Interstate 90 |
B |
abandoned |
|
gone |
|
none |
|
9/07 |
|
between Cle Elum
and Easton |
Northern Pacific |
over Yakima River, adjacent
to Interstate 90 |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
|
BNSF |
|
9/07 |
|
Easton |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
Cabin Creek, west of town |
B |
abandoned |
|
gone |
concrete |
none |
concrete arch |
|
|
Easton |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
one mile west of town |
Tn |
abandoned/closed off |
|
gone |
|
none |
#48 (Easton Tunnel) |
10/09 |
|
Easton |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
six miles west of town at former site of Whittier, in
woods |
Tn |
abandoned/closed off |
|
gone |
|
none |
#49 (Whittier Tunnel) |
10/09 |
|
Easton |
Northern
Pacific |
101 Cabin
Creek Road |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
maintenance
base |
2/06 |
|
Ellensburg |
Burlington
Northern |
|
O |
rr |
|
in use |
block |
BNSF |
|
7/14 |
|
Ellensburg |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
around five track miles west of downtown, over old
Highway 10, NP and farm road |
B |
abandoned |
|
gone |
steel/wood |
none |
#EE-384B, pilings, deck and through plate girder spans |
10/09 |
|
Ellensburg |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
over Yakima River just one mile west of #EE-384B, can be
seen from Interstate 90 |
B |
abandoned |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
#EE386B, two 150' through truss spans |
10/09 |
|
Ellensburg |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
relocated adjacent to 1205 North. Main Street |
F |
private |
|
none |
wood |
none |
express office,modified |
6/10 |
|
Ellensburg |
Northern Pacific |
606 West
3rd Avenue |
C |
restored |
1909-10 |
in use |
brick |
BNSF |
community
HopeSource office |
7/24 |
|
Ellensburg |
Northern Pacific |
602 West 3rd Avenue |
O |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
terminal offices |
2/06 |
|
Ellensburg |
Northern Pacific |
602 West. 3rd Avenue |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
BNSF |
section house |
2/06 |
|
Hyak |
replica depot |
Iron Horse Trail Trailhead |
M |
restrooms |
c.2002 |
gone |
wood |
none |
Poor approximation of original Milwaukee Road depot |
6/13 |
|
Hyak |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
South of
Interstate 90, atop Snoqualmie Pass, |
Tn |
rail
trail |
1914-15 |
gone |
concrete
portal |
none |
Snoqualmie
Tunnel East Portal, #50, Iron Horse Trail |
6/08 |
|
Hyak |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
South of I-90, east of tunnel on Iron Horse Trail |
M |
residences |
1919 |
gone |
wood |
none |
three operator bungalows |
|
|
Kittitas |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
Railroad
Avenue/Main Street |
C |
Iron Horse Trail display |
1909 |
gone |
wood
|
none |
|
7/24 |
|
Kittitas |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
west of depot, on Iron Horse Trail |
M |
residences |
1919 |
gone |
wood |
none |
three operators bungalows |
7/24 |
|
Kittitas |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
east of depot, on Iron Horse Trail |
Wt |
|
|
gone |
wood |
none |
water tower base and well and pump house, restored |
7/24 |
|
Kittitas |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
west end of depot |
M |
state park use |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
restored section house |
7/24 |
|
Kittitas |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
around
6.5 miles east of town over Interstate 90 |
B |
unused |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
Renslow
Trestle, #EE-320 |
7/24 |
|
Martin |
Northern
Pacific |
northwest
of town |
Tn |
rr |
1887-88 |
in use |
concrete
portal |
BNSF |
Stampede
Tunnel/new snowshed |
|
|
Salmon la
Sac |
Kittitas
Railway |
On site
at Salmon la Sac Road/Cle Elum Valley Road |
IC |
vacant |
1912 |
gone |
log |
none |
railway
never completed, later used as Forest Service Ranger Station |
|
|
South Cle Elum |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
Milwaukee Road |
C |
museum |
1909 |
gone |
wood |
none |
Restored, Cascade Rail Foundation, Iron Horse Trail, on National Register |
7/24 |
|
South Cle Elum |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
Milwaukee Road |
S |
museum |
1918 |
gone |
brick |
none |
Restored, Substation #24, Iron Horse Trail, on National Register |
7/24 |
|
South Cle Elum |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
Milwaukee Road |
M |
residences |
1919 |
none |
wood |
none |
three operators bungalows adjacent to substation, Iron Horse Trail, on National Register |
7/24 |
|
South Cle Elum |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific |
526 Marie Avenue |
M |
business |
c1909 |
gone |
wood |
none |
Section house (bunkhouse), Iron Horse Inn, Iron Horse Trail, on National Register |
7/24 |
|
South Cle Elum |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
Milwaukee Road |
M |
shed |
c1909 |
gone |
wood |
none |
"coal and ice shed", being restored, Iron Horse Trail, on National Register |
6/06 |
|
Stevens Pass |
Great Northern |
about 2.5 miles northeast on north
side of U.S. 2 |
Tn |
abandoned |
|
aband. |
stone portal |
none |
old Cascade Tunnel |
|
|
Thorp |
Northern Pacific |
relocated to 10041
North Thorp Highway |
C |
private |
c1897 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
7/24 |
|
between Thorp and
(South) Cle Elum |
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific |
along south bank of
Yakima River, 2.5 and 3.5 miles east of Horlick, can be seen from old US
Highway 10 along the north bank |
Tn |
abandoned/closed
off |
|
gone |
|
none |
Tunnels #46 (Horlick #1) and #47 (Horlick # 2) |
10/09 |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Last updated 8/27/24