tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685503886046691479.post2418785444514123126..comments2010-03-02T00:33:36.704-08:00Oil-Electrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119tyee99@hotmail.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685503886046691479.post-61239139494998027572010-03-02T00:33:36.697-08:002010-03-02T00:33:36.697-08:00Thank you Paul for your valued comment. I have another project you may be able to help me with if you could contact me &quot;off line.&quot;Oil-Electrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685503886046691479.post-64070723339113671312010-03-01T23:31:22.240-08:002010-03-01T23:31:22.240-08:00Great page. Thanks for helping to preserve a bit of history. Below is a little more information on the first railroad company.<br /><br />PORT TOWNSEND AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY - Incorporated on August 19, 1887, in the Washington Territory, by Port Townsend’s first Mayor Charles Eisenbeis (July 10, 1832 - March 9, 1902), Judge Joseph A Kuhn (September 1, 1841 - ), future Washington Senator Henry Landes (October 8, 1843 - ) treasurer, Loran Brown Hastings (father to Frank W Hastings (November 12, 1848 - )) and S W Levy, Port Townsend’s &quot;Big Five&quot;. The company was to be capitalized at $3 million. Judge Joseph A Kuhn (September 1, 1841 - ) was the first president. Also involved were A D Moore and Robert Crosby Hill (September 14, 1829 - ). Construction began on March 23, 1889 at Briggs farm, about 2 miles west of Port Townsend. The company constructed and operated a standard gauge railroad extending from Port Townsend to Quilcene, 27.30 miles, and extending from Olympia to Butler’s Cove, three miles, a total of 30.30 miles. The original charter also allowed the company to continue to Portland. On September 28, 1889 the company was acquired by the Port Townsend Southern Railroad Company.Paul Curtissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685503886046691479.post-70667216399674855442009-11-01T20:43:39.326-08:002009-11-01T20:43:39.326-08:00Just found this gem - thanks for the PT history lesson - great to see that we had vibrant barge traffic in PT and as late as 1981<br /><br />Maybe its time to do this againBill Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083214766445122316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685503886046691479.post-14991580946067176672007-11-04T09:20:00.000-08:002007-11-04T09:20:00.000-08:00I am an N scale model railroader and am currently building Port Townsend. Although, I wont have room for either of the wyes, I will be able to get a good representation of it. I am going to be able to build Port Townsend all the way to Tukeys on a 2'x6' module. I am also going to include the Hwy 19 overpass. If you want to know more on my project please contact me at ryanaust@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685503886046691479.post-72718904222259700132007-10-22T21:49:00.000-07:002007-10-22T21:49:00.000-07:00That's great stuff! Always wondered what the history of that line was. Thanks for putting this one together.Kurt Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com