Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
History of the railroad in Harrington
This is the final installment in the history of the railroad in Harrington and compiled by Marge Womach of Mohler.
Now more than 30 years following Ed Haugan’s cessation of employment from the railroad. In a recent interview he shared many of his recollections of the years he worked for the Great Northern Railroad, which became the Burlington Northern and is now the Burlington Northern Sante Fe. For about 10 months Ed attended the telegraph school located at the corner of Main and Post in downtown Spokane, learning Morse code, railroad accounting, train order procedures, etc.
He spent about fo...
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