Great Northern Main Line at Appleyard, Washington. The sign on the pole declares an Electric Zone for 80 miles with the trolley at 11,000 volts. This pole is the end of overhead electric wire. Undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Main Line at Appleyard, Washington. The sign on the pole declares an Electric Zone for 80 miles with the trolley at 11,000 volts. This pole is the end of overhead electric wire. Undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Main Line at Appleyard, Washington, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Main Line at Appleyard, Washington, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Railway powerhouse at Tumwater Canyon, Washington. Other subject classes: Powerhouse

Great Northern Railway electrical substation at Skykomish, Washington in 1970.

Photographs and other information related to a locomotive cab ride from Wenatchee, Washington to Skykomish, Washington and return in 1953 by A.B. Butler. The information was gathered into a presentation by his son, Bruce Butler.