Railroad history

Railroad historian Mark Borleske of Edmonds gave a few comments before leading a group of railroad enthusiasts on a hike across the former Milwaukee Railroad bridge at Rosalia Saturday. The hike followed Borleske’s Powerpoint presentation on the history of the Milwaukee to the group at the Rosalia library. He gave a town-by-town review of how the Milwaukee was built from 1906 to 1909 across the county from Tekoa to Revere. The bridge at Rosalia crosses the former Northern Pacific Railroad, now operated by the Washington & Idaho, and the right-of-way of the former Spokane & Inland Electric line...