Pullman rail link cut again

Rails were removed from half of the long-dormant railroad crossing Aug. 1 to clear the way for the excavation and fill project to build up the last two blocks on Highway 195. The removal of the rails, which long served as the Union Pacific link between Colfax and Pullman, came three days after the Moses Lake contractor, Central Washington Asphalt, started work on the project. Fate of the railroad crossing had been on the table since the state DOT announced plans for the project. Their removal was an add-on to the highway contract between DOT and the Moses Lake contractor.