Wellington Avalanche – The Iron Goat Disaster – 1910
The Great Northern Railroad was one of those engineering triumphs that opened up America’s Pacific Northwest. From the Rockies, its final stage crossed Washington State from Spokane to Seattle, switch backing through the steep defiles of the Cascade Mountains. The curves were dizzying. Trains crossed terrain too difficult for any living creature except goats – …
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