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palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest palouse rails tells the stories of seven major railroads serving these regionsom their origins to the present day through the eyes of contemporary railroad photographers. these images capture the railroad equipment locations personnel and operations that for generations have connected inland northwests agricultural regions with each other and with the world.
palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest. the palouse region of eastern washington and north idaho produces the highest yields of any wheatgrowing district in north america followed closely by farmlands in the adjoining walla walla and camas prairie regions. early farmers clamored for railroads to carry their harvests to world markets and soon a veritable sprs web ofpeting rail routes left few corners of the inland northwest untouched.

palouse rails home facebook palouse rails. this page has two purposes 1 as a onespot resource for all things related to railroads in the palouse region of e. wa and n. id and 2 to promote and supplement my book palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest.

amazon customer reviews palouse rails granger hillebrants palouse rails is a bit different than most railroad history books in that it focuses on thevelopment of the rail industry within a region rather than the historicalvelopment of a single railroad i.e. apany history.

palouse rails as i originally imagined my book palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest it would incl a series of weltailed maps to help rers visualize how the railroads discussed in the book connected the various towns and other locations with the rest of the united states railwork. however in discussions with the publisher fonthill media it became clear including such maps within the allotted number of pages would mean many photos would be left out.

palouse railsthomas hillebrant bookpeople of moscow please join the author of palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest thomas hillebrant for a book signing on friday november 9 at 5pm at bookpeople of moscow. the palouse region of eastern washington and north idaho produces the highest yields of any wheatgrowing district in north america followed closely by farmlands in the adjoining walla walla and camas prairie regions.

palouse rails november 2018 friday november 2 2018 maps part 2 in another attempt to assist rers of palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest here is a series of viewable maps covering each of the railroads that are the subjects of the book. click on the link below each image and a second window will open to the fullsize image in my flickr account.

railroad presentation history hike set for saturday thomas hillebrant author of the book palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest will present on the spokane and inland empire interurban an electric railway that had routesom.

rosalia railroad history presentation and history hike railroad history presentation. join us for a railroad history presentation about the spokane amp inland empire railway by tom hillebrandt at the rosalia community center located at 106 w. 7th street just off whitman next to the grocery on saturday october 12 at 1 p.m. mr. hillebrandt is author of palouse rails granger railroads of the inland northwest.