By Roger Harnack
Whitman County Gazette
Winona trestle replacement installed
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October 19, 2023
Randy Warwick | The Journal
Work continued on the installation of a new Rebel Flat Creek Trestle on Saturday, Oct. 7.
WINONA – An important wheat link in the railroad network spanning Adams, Lincoln, Spokane and Whitman Counties is nearly complete.
"It's pretty much finished," state Department of Transportation's Rail, Freight and Ports division spokeswoman Janet Matkin said Monday afternoon, Oct. 16, when asked about the status of the Rebel Flat Creek Trestle.
The trestle was destroyed Aug. 19 in the Winona Fire that charred 2,525 acres in Whitman County near the historic town of Winona. The fire started when a golden eagle got tangled in powerlines, Whitman County Emergency Management Director Bill Ten...
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