The backyard railroad
Karen Hansen screams with joy on May 20 as the train car she and her husband, Mike, purchased is delivered to their backyard railroad tracks.
Photo by HOLLY HANSEN
The 100 feet of visible railroad track behind the Hansens' property near Northwest Boulevard and Lacrosse Avenue. The tracks are believed to have been a part of the old Coeur d'Alene & Spokane Railroad Company.
Photo by CHANSE WATSON
It has been decades since a train car was last seen on tracks parallel to the Spokane River, but thanks to the efforts of two longtime North Idaho residents, history has made a comeback. ...
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