Spokane International Railway Company
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CompanySpokane International Railway Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
May 28, 1917
Canceled
Yes
Printer
International Bank Note Company
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
10 3/4" (w) by 7 1/4" (h)
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Guaranteed Authentic
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Additional Details
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Historical Context
The Spokane International Railway, was built by local businessman and railroader Daniel Chase Corbin following an agreement between him and the Central Pacific, with CP agreeing to fund much of the line's construction and to secure the loan by holding the new line's bonds.
Especially significant was the fact that the CP controlled the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (Soo Line) and its connections to Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota and Chicago, Illinois. Completion of the Spokane International now meant that the CP could compete with the Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway lines for transportation between the midwest and the Puget Sound area (in conjunction with the Union Pacific Railroad subsidiary Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company west of Spokane). Express passenger service was soon introduced on the line via the Soo-Spokane Train De Luxe.
The line was reorganized October 1, 1941 following financial difficulties and receivership during the Great Depression, and was renamed the Spokane International Railroad as part of the restructuring agreement until the 1950s.
On October 6, 1958 the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) took control of the line.
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