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New Rail Routes Compete for Seattle Trade
Rail executives debate which system will reach Seattle first as Union Pacific, Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago and Milwaukee, Western Pacific and Vanderbilts lines race to capture Alaska and Far East traffic. Beattie already concentrates on Great Northern and Northern Pacific, with Gould’s Western Pacific eyeing a Portland to Seattle path.
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North Coast Railway
Union Pacific
Puma
Harriman
Seattle
Alaska
Era Pacific
Tacoma
Chicago & Northwesterm
Kaspar
Wyoming
Lander
North Yakima
Columbia River Valley
Northwestern
Chicago
Omaha
Southern Pacific
Milwaukee
Dakota
Columbia Valley
Pasco
Cascades
Columbia River
Portland
Yakima
Walla Walla
Spokane
Columbia
Wakula
Oregon
Western Pacific
Gould
Oakland
Salt Lake
Croville
Beckwith
Reno
Pairview
Goose Lake
Nevada
California