File:Incline railway under construction, Reflector Bar, January 1928 (SPWS 260).jpg

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English: Incline railway under construction, Reflector Bar, January 1928   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Incline railway under construction, Reflector Bar, January 1928
Description
English: Photographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961.

The Diablo Dam was built by Seattle City Light at a location 7-1/2 miles upstream from Newhalem and completed August 27, 1930. Due to the Great Depression, the Diablo Powerhouse was not completed until 1935, with the first power being generated in 1936..

To reach the Diablo Dam construction site, the railroad from Gorge Creek was extended about 4 1/2 miles to a point known as Reflector Bar. From Gorge Creek the railroad stayed on the South side of the river until crossing over at a point known as Ferry Bar. Construction of the railroad was done by Morrison-Knudsen of Boise, Idaho from 1926 to 1928. With the railroad being just above the height of the river and materials needed at the top of the dam something had to be worked out. That something was an incline railway that was capable of moving a fully loaded freight car 600 feet up the side of Sourdough Mountain.

Caption on image: D-28-1-202

Caption below image: Incline - under construction

PH Coll 45.2-48

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Inclined railroads--Washington (State); Construction workers--Washington (State)
  • Subjects (LCSH): Reflector Bar (Wash.)
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Skagit River--Reflector Bar
Date Taken on 1 January 1928
Medium
English: silver gelatin, b&w
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
260
Source
English: Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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WWDL0399

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