Nate Shedd
Mead Run-By
BNSF's Chewelah Turn finally reaches a stretch of track that allows them to go 25 miles per hour after spending the whole day restricted to 10 MPH. The old BN era Mead sign indicates the location of this point of the railroad.
Built by the Great Northern Railroad, this section of BNSF's Chewelah Subdivision was once apart of the GN's original mainline between Sandpoint, Idaho and Spokane, Washington. After the merger of the Burlington Northern in 1971, the Northern Pacific's route further south (The Funnel), was chosen as the best route between Spokane and Sandpoint, leaving the GN's to be torn up shortly after. Since then, this line has been relegated to branch line status, where it will surely remain for the rest of its time.
Mead Run-By
BNSF's Chewelah Turn finally reaches a stretch of track that allows them to go 25 miles per hour after spending the whole day restricted to 10 MPH. The old BN era Mead sign indicates the location of this point of the railroad.
Built by the Great Northern Railroad, this section of BNSF's Chewelah Subdivision was once apart of the GN's original mainline between Sandpoint, Idaho and Spokane, Washington. After the merger of the Burlington Northern in 1971, the Northern Pacific's route further south (The Funnel), was chosen as the best route between Spokane and Sandpoint, leaving the GN's to be torn up shortly after. Since then, this line has been relegated to branch line status, where it will surely remain for the rest of its time.