| | The Great Northern Railroad - Stevens Pass Power System
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| | by Ed Sewall
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In 1893 the Great Northern Railroad completed construction of a railroad over
Steven's Pass in the Cascade Mountains of Washington. This remarkable feat
conquered extremely steep and rugged terrain in an area that was and still is in
many ways, a remote wilderness. Wet, heavy snow is common in these mountains and
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| | THE HUNT
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| | by Howard Banks
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Members of the Jefferson State Insulator Club traveled over a thousand miles
(collectively) for the opportunity to dig up broken porcelain insulators
February 20th.
While club members probably dreamed of finding a classic Fred M.
Locke whole, the fact that the power line has been out of service for over 90
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| | COVER
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At the national show held in Scottsdale, Arizona last summer, a
reunion of HEMINGRAY ROYALTY took place.
In the background is a light purple CD
732.2. It was located by a collector in Ohio in 1993 on the roof of a home in
Cincinnati believed to have belonged to the patentee, George Floyd. (See CJ,
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| | Violet Brown, Our Friend
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I have always wanted to write an article about someone whom I admired. I have
always wanted to write an article on someone whom I found to be honest, helpful,
caring and considerate of others. Well, I finally got my opportunity to do just
that. The person I'm speaking about is Violet Brown who over the years has been
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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SEVEN NEW FOREIGN CD'S
TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS MONTH!
Collectors who have the book on foreign glass insulators (Glass Insulators
from Outside North America) will recognize the little unembossed CD 680 on the
left in the photo below. As you probably know, this style was found and used on
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| | ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE COMPANY 1870 TO ? ? ?
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It has always been common knowledge that Electrical Construction &
Maintenance Company of San Francisco, California was formed in December 1870 and
continued in business until June of 1877 when they were purchased by the new
company, California Electrical Works. At this point, it was believed to be the
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